HMS Kingfisher (P260)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Kingfisher.
History
Name: HMS Kingfisher
Builder: Richard Dunston, Hessle
Laid down: July 1973
Launched: 20 September 1974
Commissioned: 8 October 1975
Fate: Sold 28 February 1996[1]
General characteristics
Class & type: Bird-class patrol vessel
Displacement: 190 long tons (193 t)
Length: 120 ft (37 m) o/a
Beam: 23 ft (7.0 m)
Complement: 4 officers, 19 ratings
Armament:
  • 1 × 40mm Bofors gun (mounted aft)
  • 2 × GPMGs

HMS Kingfisher (P260) was a Bird-class patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy.

Construction and design

Kingfisher was laid down at the Richard Dunston shipyard at Hessle, near Kingston upon Hull in July 1973, was launched on 20 September 1974 and commissioned on 8 October 1975.<ref name=cf90 p717">Prézelin and Baker 1990, p. 717.</ref>

References

  1. "H.M.S. Kingfisher". Oldships.org.uk Archived from the original on 25 November 2009.
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