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Name Official number Flag IMO
ABINGDON    GBR   
Year built Date launched Date completed
1918  11/06/1918  06/11/1918 
Vessel type Vessel description
Naval Minesweeper  Steel Screw Steamer  
Builder Yard Yard no
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon   335 
 

Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
 /  / 710 disp 231 ft 0 in  28 ft 6 in    7 ft 6 in 
Engine builder Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon
Engine detail
T3cyl 2000ihp Twin screw.  

First owner First port of register Registration date
The Admiralty     
Other names
 
Subsequent owner and registration history
 
Vessel history
On completion, joined Aegean Squadron.
1919-1935 In reserve at Malta. 
Remarks
Minesweeper Hunt class, N.9C. In WW2, N.23 
End year Fate / Status
1942  Bombed 05/04/1942 
Disposal Detail
1/4/1942 Bombed at Malta by Italian aircraft and beached at Calcara.
5/4/1942 Bombed again and became a total loss.
1950 The remains were scrapped in situ.  
 

 

Abingdon
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Abingdon in Malta
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Abingdon 1937
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