HMS Aberfoyle

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Aberfoyle
Builder: Phillip & Son, Dartmouth
Launched: 1912
Decommissioned: 1947
In service:

1914 forced to be recruited

on November 4, 1920
Homeport: HMNB Portsmouth
Fate: Sold, 1947
General characteristics

HMS Aberfoyle was a barge of the British Royal Navy . The vessel was purchased on 4 November 1920[1]Lough Swilly Steamboat Company in Derry. The vessel was named in March 1938 as HMS Dolphin and was placed as a mother ship in Portsmouth. The ship was sold in 1947.[2]

Sources

  • Colledge, JJ & Warlow, Ben: Ships of the Royal Navy - The Complete Record of the Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present . Newbury, UK: Casemate, 2010. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1 . (in English)
  • Gardiner, Robert (ed.): Conway's All-World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 . London, England: Conway Maritime Press, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-146-7 . (in English)
  • Lenton, HT & Colledge, JJ: Warships of World War II . London, UK: Ian Allan Ltd. (in English)

References

  1. ↑ Colledge, J.J. & Warlow, Ben s. 1
  2. ↑ Colledge, J.J. & Warlow, Ben s. 113
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.