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HMS Amethyst - World Naval Ships Directory

HMS Amethyst

Name : HMS Amethyst
Laid Down : 25th March 1942
Launched : 7th May 1943
Completed : 2nd November 1943
Type : Sloop
Class : Black Swan
Builder : Stephen
Country : UK
Pennants : U16, F116
Fate : Scrapped 19th January 1957.

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HMS Amethyst, at breakers, January 1957.

Timeline Entries :
25th March 1942 - Laid down at Alexander Stephen (Govan) 7th May 1943 - Launched at Stephen 30th August 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Seymour Charles Tuke, DSO, RN Assumed Command 2nd November 1943 - Completed 2nd November 1943 - Pennant U16 2nd November 1943 - Commissioned June 1944 - Lt. Bertie Pengelly, RN Assumed Command June 1944 - Lt.Cdr. Seymour Charles Tuke, DSO, RN Relinquished Command November 1944 - British Pacific Fleet 8th November 1944 - Lt.Cdr. Ninian Scott-Elliot, RN Assumed Command 8th November 1944 - Lt. Bertie Pengelly, RN Relinquished Command 6th September 1945 - At Rabaul for the signing of Japanese surrender October 1945 - Lt.Cdr. Ninian Scott-Elliot, RN Relinquished Command 2nd November 1945 - Arrived Tsingtao 3rd December 1945 - Arrived Hong Kong 27th November 1946 - At Kure 19th January 1957 - Scrapped

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Yangtse Incident by Timothy OBrien.

Amethyst Engaging Turkish Batteries off Kephez Point by W L Wyllie.

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Last edited : 17:17, February 20, 2011
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