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HMS Jewel |
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HMS Jewel Laid Down : 27th November 1943 Launched : 20th July 1944 Completed : 9th December 1944 Type : Minesweeper Class : Algerine Builder : Harland and Wolff Country : UK Pennants : J390, M390 Fate : 1967 B.U. at Inverkeithing |
| “ALGERINE” Class Fleet Minesweeper fitted with Turbine propulsion machinery ordered on 30th April 1942 from Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Laid down on 27th November 1943 at the same time as sister ships HARE and LIBERTY this ship was launched on 20th July 1944. The third RN warship ship to carry this name first used by a mercantile which accompanied the fleet during the Battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588. The name was last used by a Drifter requisitioned in 1940 for use as a minesweeper and sunk by a mine in Belfast Lough in June 1941. Build of this minesweeper was completed on 9th December 1944. She had not been “adopted” by any civil community in UK following a successful WARSHIP WEEK campaign during 1941-42 for National Savings as her build had not been started. |
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27th November 1943 - Laid down at Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 20th July 1944 - Pennant J390 20th July 1944 - Launched 9th December 1944 - Commissioned 11th March 1946 - At Hong Kong 25th September 1956 - Sailed Plymouth for Families Day 24th April 1961 - At Plymouth 1967 - Disposed of | |||
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