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Name
Official number
Flag
IMO
SKIPJACK
GBR
Year built
Date launched
Date completed
1934
18/01/1934
08/05/1934
Vessel type
Vessel description
Naval Minesweeper
Steel Screw Steamer 2 Masts
Builder
Yard
Yard no
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Clydebank
537
Tonnage
Length
Breadth
Depth
Draft
/ / 815 disp
245 ft 6 in
33 ft 6 in
10 ft 3 in
Engine builder
,
Engine detail
2 shaft, 2 x steam reciprocating, 2 admiralty 3-drum boilers, oil, 1750shp giving 17 knots
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
Admiralty
Other names
Subsequent owner and registration history
Vessel history
Minesweeper, Halcyon Class – N.38, J.38
Remarks
End year
Fate / Status
1940
Bombed 01/05/1940
Disposal Detail
Bombed and sunk during the Dunkirk evacuation on 1/5/1940. She lost 19 crew and 275 troops were also killed, most trapped in the hull.
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