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Baffin (H.M.S.)

Baffin (H.M.S.)
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Historia

This a/s trawler, western isles class was built in 1942 by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..

Notas históricas

This vessel was broken up in 1983.

Propietarios y capitanes

She was built in Canada for the RN and loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy for the duration of the Second World War but not commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy.

In 1947 she was owned by Harbour Specialties Ltd., London UK.

In 1952 she was owned by F.Osterwisch & Co KG.

In 1965 she was owned by Hans Petersen.

In 1969 she was owned by Hans Thiessen.

In 1981 she was owned by Grigorios Karlovits & Fotini Papadopoulou.

Armamento

1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
3 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns
30 depth charges

Reconstrucciones

She was rebuilt as a trawler.

Remotorización

Repowered in 1952 with a diesel engine

Referencias

  • Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
  • J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
  • en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 25/03/2025)
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