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Ex-RN Ships in Civvy Street - World Naval Ships Forums Archive (Page 2)

Ex-RN Ships in Civvy Street (Page 2)

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[QUOTE=rumrat;137984]Don't Look much like a Dog now doe's she nice one Rik. Here's a pic of STANFIRTH EX BEAULY FIRTH Taken 1949 Regards Dave[/QUOTE] Cheers Dave. Didn't know her post-RN name. Much appreciated (Just downloaded the BIG version from SLOV)

This is TYALLA. Formerly HMS DULLISK COVE
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, [QUOTE=tonclass;137972]Former 'Dog' Class tug RMAS MASTIFF. Now a luxury yacht.[/QUOTE] Nice yacht Rik, photo taken in Monaco. Alan

Former IMS, HMS SPARHAM as 'CAROLINE', a floating restaurant in Le Havre.
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Here are three photo's, not very good quality of Polarfront II, a Norwegian Government weather ship. She is ex-Flower Class Corvette, HMS Bryony sold to Norway in 1947. She was finally withdrawn from service about 1979. I just noticed the middle Photo is of Polarfront I, she was ex-HMS Saxifrage
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Thanks for the info RIK. Will now `look into'. Sadsac

[QUOTE=RichyB;158443]Here are three photo's, not very good quality of Polarfront II, a Norwegian Government weather ship. She is ex-Flower Class Corvette, HMS Bryony sold to Norway in 1947. She was finally withdrawn from service about 1979. I just noticed the middle Photo is of Polarfront I, she was ex-HMS Saxifrage[/QUOTE] There they were ships thrown together in an emergency, served through WWII and still in service until 1979 - puts today's efforts to shame when we see perfectly good ships off to the scrapyard with many years still left in them. Thanks for posting them. Dave H

Good point Dave its criminal to see how the British Gov't is downsizing the RN

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