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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
SANDRINGHAM |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1957 |
16/04/1957 |
11/09/1957 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Minesweeper
| Wood Motor Vessel |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Hugh McLean & Sons Ltd, Gourock |
Gourock yard |
4233 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 170 disp |
107 ft 5 in |
21 ft 8 in |
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5' 8" |
Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
2 shaft, 2 Davey Paxman 12cyl diesels, 1100bhp giving 14 knots. (9 knots when sweeping). |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Royal Navy |
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Other names |
1986 SOTIRAKIS II - SOTIRAKIS I - SOTIRAQIS 1 |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
1986 Pounds Shipowners & Shipbreakers Ltd, Portsmouth 1986 ?, Greece - reg Greece 20xx ?, Albania - reg Durres |
Vessel history |
Inshore Minesweeper, Ham Class - M.2791 1957-1965 in operational reserve at Rosneath, land cradled 1972 converted to serve as a ferry on the Clyde for workers at the RN Armaments Depot Coulport 1986 on passenger service at Corfu 200x on excursion service between Corfu and Sarabande, Albania |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
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Disposal Detail |
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Sandringham
Image courtesy of :
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Sandringham Coulport Ferry
Image courtesy of :
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Sandringham Coulport Ferry 1976
Image courtesy of :
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Sotirakis
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
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