HMS Aberdeen
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HMS Aberdeen was a Grimsby Class Sloop [1] in the British Royal Navy. Built in Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, UK by Thornycroft (Southampton, UK), she was launched on 22 January 1936.[2]
HMS Aberdeen had a displacement of 990 tons. Her top speed was 16.5 knots, she carried a complement of 100, and was armed with two 4.7-inch QF guns, one 3 inch, and four 3 pounder guns.
She was sold on 16 December 1948 and arrived at Ward, Hayle for break up on 18 January 1949.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
