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Another of the prolific 'Saint' class of naval tugs
1918, 806 tonnes displacement, 1250 IHP
Napier & Miller, Glasgow
Served with the Fleet Target Service, Home Fleet from 1934, at Singapore from 1939
Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 14/2/1942 in the Durian Straits, Singapore
The tow-out is intriguing, I guess they are some of the offshore defence towers?
(coll. R.Cox)
1918, 806 tonnes displacement, 1250 IHP
Napier & Miller, Glasgow
Served with the Fleet Target Service, Home Fleet from 1934, at Singapore from 1939
Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 14/2/1942 in the Durian Straits, Singapore
The tow-out is intriguing, I guess they are some of the offshore defence towers?
(coll. R.Cox)