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Royal Navy patrol craft were used
among other things to destroy enemy submarines.
Displacement: 613 tons. Armament: One 4 inch gun, one 2pdr
anti aircraft gun, two 14 inch torpedo tubes. Complement:
50-54. Speed: 20knots. |
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Island
Class offshore patrol vessels |
| HMS Jersey |
18th March, 1976 |
To Bangladesh, 28th January 1984 |
| HMS Guernsey |
17th February 1977 |
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| HMS Shetland |
22nd November 1976 |
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HMS Shetland. Closing to fuel from RFA Grey
Rover, Mediterranean, May 1984.
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P298 HMS Shetland.
From the collection of Patrick
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| HMS Orkney |
29th June 1976 |
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HMS Orkney. At Rosyth, August 1989.
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| HMS Lindifarne |
1st June 1977 |
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| HMS Anglesey |
18th October 1978 |
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HMS Anglesey, 1980.
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| HMS Alderney |
27th February 1979 |
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Castle Class offshore patrol
vessels |
| HMS LEEDS CASTLE |
29th October 1980 |
In Service |
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| HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE |
3rd June 1981 |
In Service |
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HMS Dumbarton Castle, passing under the Forth Rail
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HMS Dumbarton Castle in the Gareloch, Scotland,
18th June 2004 |
Another view of HMS Dumbarton Castle, Gareloch,
18th June 2004. |
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HMS Dumbarton Castle. 18th June 2004. |
HMS Dumbarton Castle. Closing to fuel from
RFA Grey Rover, June 1984.
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HMS Dumbarton Castle, 21st June 2004. |
P265 HMS Dumbarton Castle.
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P281 HMS Tyne.
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of Nicholas Newns. |
P282 HMS Severn.
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Newns. |
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P296 HMS Jura.
Scottish Fishery Protection Vessel. Chartered in
1975 along with Westra, and proved successful in its role and became the
design for the Island Class offshore patrol vessels. Jura was
armed with a 40mm gun. Speed 17 knots. Displacement 778
tons. In 1977 she was returned to her previous owner, when HMS
Jersey was commissioned. |
River Class Patrol Boat shown leaving the Gareloch,
Scotland, March 5th 2004. Thanks to
Carl Proctor for Identification.
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HMS Scimitar, passing HMS Kent at high speed off
Portsmouth, June 1976.
HMS Scimitar of the Scimitar Class fast patrol
boats. Ordered in 1968 to serve as a target. Sold
commercially in 1983
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HMS Sabre, passing HMS Kent at high speed off
Portsmouth, June 1976.
One of the Scimitar class fast patrol boats.
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P1105 Dark Avenger.
Dark Class fast attack craft, ordered 18th December 1951,
photographed July 1956. Sold 1966.
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HMS Gay Bombadier, 17th March 1953.
Contributed by Trevor
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P291 HMS Puncher.
Archer Class Patrol and Training Vessel. fast
training vessel during peacetime but transfers to a patrol vessel during
wartime.
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HMS Explorer at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review,
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P281 HMS Attacker.
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P281 HMS Attacker.
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P281 HMS Attacker.
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P292 HMS Charger.
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P270 HMS Biter.
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P167 HMS Exploit.
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P163 HMS Express.
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P272 HMS Smiter.
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HMS Biter, Gareloch, May 2005.
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HMS Puffin.
Kingfisher class patrol vessel.
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Patrol vessel P22 pictured c.1920
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Patrol craft in Hong Kong include P1055, P1089, P1007,
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This website is not part of any governmental body or official websites.
Photographs and information on historical events about these ships requested for this new website. If you have any information you
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P552..WILLIAM BERWICK REID.. JOHN BARRY CRESSWELL.. My father,
William Reid, served on P552 during WW2, he also served on HMS Oberon and
Bermuda. I am interested in any information about the ships and if anyone
remembers my late father. I am trying to track his friend John Cresswell
and if anyone can tell me how I can trace crew compliments/history please
contact me at barry.jencons@virgin.net
We are unsure what HMS Pique was as we can only find a reference to
a French coastal craft. If you can help us contact us at the e-mail
address above.
HMS PIQUE.. JOHN MORRISON.. My father John Morrison served on HMS
Pique 1943-1945. He would love to hear from any of the ships crew. Contact
me at amorrison@nel.uk
HMS KILMALCOLM.. My father served on HMS Bicester, HMS Kilmalcolm
and HMS Pozarica during WWII. He is very much alive and well at the age
of 81 years and if any of the crews of the above ships are still around,
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Patrol craft P21 built between 1915 and 1918. She
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Patrol Boat 59 at Algiers.
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HMS Kilkeel, 1918.
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Patrol Craft P24, 1917.
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HMS Mallard, May 1937.
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HMS Mallard, laid up, July 1946.
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HMS Mallard, laid up with HMS Kingfisher, July
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HMS Puffin, May 1937.
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HMS Puffin, with HMS Kittiwake, laid up, 1946.
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HMS Kittiwake, June 1939.
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HMS Kittiwake, with HMS Puffin, laid up, July 1946.
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HMS Sheldrake, laid up, 1946.
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