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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
BOOTLE |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1941 |
23/10/1941 |
23/04/1942 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Minesweeper
| Steel Steam Turbine 2 Masts |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon |
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438 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 656 disp |
174 ft 0 in |
28 ft 6 in |
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8 ft 3 in |
Engine builder |
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon |
Engine detail |
2-shaft geared turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, oil, 2000shp giving 16.5 knots |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Admiralty |
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Other names |
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Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
Minesweeper, Bangor Class, Turbine-engined - J.143
Battle Honour: NORMANDY 1944 |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1949 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
transferred to Bisco 1/1/1948 and arrived Charlestown 06/1949 for scrapping by Metal Industries |
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Bootle
Image courtesy of : IWM (FL 2707)
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