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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
BICESTER |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1917 |
08/06/1917 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Minesweeper
| Steel Screw Steamer 2 Masts |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon |
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315 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 750 disp |
231 ft |
28 ft |
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7 ft |
Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
2 shaft, 3-cyl TE, 2 Yarrow boilers, Coal, 1,800ihp giving 16 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 |
. |
Vessel history |
Minesweeper, Hunt Class – 484, T.C1 |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1923 |
Broken Up 22/08/1923 |
Disposal Detail |
sold to Alloa, Charlestown for BU, 8/1/1923, arriving 22/8/1923. |
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Hunt Class Design
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