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HMS Lennox |
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HMS Lennox Laid Down : 3rd March 1943 Launched : 15th October 1943 Completed : 8th November 1944 Type : Minesweeper Class : Algerine Builder : Lobnitz and Co. Ltd Country : UK Pennants : J276, M276 Fate : 1961 B.U. at Gateshead. |
| “ALGERINE” Class Fleet Minesweeper fitted with Reciprocating propulsion machinery and originally ordered from Simons but cancelled in March 1942. Re-ordered from Lobnitz on 5 May 1942 and laid down on3rd March 1943. She was launched on 15th October 1943 and was the fourth RN ship to carry this name, introduced in 1678 for a 3rd rate built at Deptford. The name was to have been used for a destroyer under construction in 1913 but that ship was renamed PORTIA before launch in 1913. Build of the minesweeper was completed on 18th January 1944 and she had been “adopted” by the civil community of Erith, Kent following a successful WARSHIP WEEK campaign for National Savings in March 1942. 7th MSF 6th MSF FPF/5FPS |
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15th October 1943 - Launched 20th December 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Thomas Tod Euman, RN In Command 12th February 1945 - T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Henry Walton, RNR In Command 1961 - Broken up | |||
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Last edited : 13:18, April 2, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 18:10, November 29, 2010
By : Clive S Cottam
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