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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
BORAGE |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1942 |
22/11/1941 |
29/04/1942 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Corvette
| Steel Screw Steamer |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
George Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd, Greenock |
Garvel Shipyard |
220 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 1180 tons full load |
190 ft LBP |
33 ft |
17 ft 6 in (mld) |
13 ft 3 in full load |
Engine builder |
J G Kincaid & Co. Ltd., Greenock |
Engine detail |
1-screw. T.Exp 4cyl (18.5", 31", 38.5" & 38.5" x 30") 2750 IHP 16 knots. 2-Single-ended cylindrical boilers 225 lbs/sq.in. |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
The Admiralty, London |
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Other names |
1946 MACHA |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
1946 Transferred to the Irish Naval Service and renamed MACHA (LE 01) |
Vessel history |
12/12/1939 Ordered 27/11/1940 laid down
02/11/1970 Decommissioned. |
Remarks |
Flower class Corvette, Pennant No K 120 |
End year |
Fate / Status |
1970 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
02/11/1970 Sold at Haulbowline for scrapping. Broken up at Passage West. |
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BORAGE On Trials
Image courtesy of : Douglas Brown
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