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HMS Tonbridge (T119)

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105: 1591: 1574: 1586: 1566: 222: 215: 182: 175: 208: 201: 189: 168: 385:, which had cylinders of 14 inches (36 cm), 25 inches (64 cm) and 41 inches (100 cm) diameter by 24 inches (61 cm) stroke. The engines were built by Henderson. They were rated at 166 381:
was 220 feet 4 inches (67.16 m) long, with a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.21 m) and a depth of 14 feet 1 inch (4.29 m). She was powered by two
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each. Twin screw propellers gave the ship a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h).
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147690 were allocated. With the change of Code Letters in 1934,
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Caledonian Maritime Research Trust 618: 397: 13: 1634:Ships of the Southern Railway (UK) 14: 1665: 1649:Maritime incidents in August 1941 489:with the loss of 35 of her crew. 481:by German aircraft. She was lost 1629:Steamships of the United Kingdom 1589: 1584: 1572: 1564: 433:was allocated the letters MLYV. 407:D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd. 351:D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd. 220: 213: 206: 199: 187: 180: 173: 166: 103: 361:. She was requisitioned by the 1619:Ships built on the River Clyde 383:triple expansion steam engines 372: 1: 1654:Ships sunk by German aircraft 496: 465:T119. On 22 August 1941, HMS 436: 228:Pennant Number T119 (1940–41) 120:D W Henderson & Sons Ltd. 469:was bombed and sunk in the 7: 365:in 1940 and converted to a 195:Code Letters MLYV (1934–41) 162:Code Letters KRDL (1924–34) 10: 1670: 593:Lloyd's of London (1934). 515:Lloyd's of London (1930). 392: 349:that was built in 1924 by 89:Southern Railway (1924–40) 74:Southern Railway (1924–40) 15: 1559: 1326: 1270:Ministry of War Transport 1265: 1002: 931: 880: 755: 677: 449:. She was converted to a 445:was requisitioned by the 249: 31: 27: 425:KRDL and United Kingdom 334:15 knots (28 km/h) 250:General characteristics 1003:Ships built for the SR 669:Ships operated by the 326:Twin screw propellers 600:. Plimsoll Ship Data 522:. Plimsoll Ship Data 457:. She served as HMS 92:Royal Navy (1940–41) 77:Admiralty (1940–41) 914:Duchess of Norfolk 1601: 1600: 1288: 1287: 1266:Ships managed for 922:Princess Margaret 890:Duchess of Albany 487:Scroby Elbow Buoy 441:In October 1940, 345:was a twin-screw 338: 337: 1661: 1593: 1588: 1576: 1568: 1552: 1542: 1514: 1504: 1494: 1484: 1473: 1462: 1445: 1427: 1416: 1406: 1395: 1385: 1369: 1352: 1342: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1292: 1291: 1235:Twickenham Ferry 1200:Shepperton Ferry 1109:Isle of Guernsey 671:Southern Railway 663: 656: 649: 640: 639: 633: 632: 630: 628: 616: 610: 609: 607: 605: 599: 590: 584: 583: 581: 579: 568: 559: 558: 556: 554: 543: 532: 531: 529: 527: 521: 512: 415:Southern Railway 398:Southern Railway 359:Southern Railway 225: 224: 218: 217: 211: 210: 204: 203: 192: 191: 185: 184: 178: 177: 171: 170: 112:, United Kingdom 108: 107: 99:Port of registry 25: 24: 1669: 1668: 1664: 1663: 1662: 1660: 1659: 1658: 1604: 1603: 1602: 1597: 1580: 1555: 1545: 1517: 1507: 1497: 1487: 1476: 1465: 1448: 1430: 1419: 1409: 1398: 1388: 1372: 1355: 1345: 1335: 1322: 1319: 1289: 1284: 1267: 1261: 998: 979:Maid of Orleans 927: 906:Duchess of Fife 898:Duchess of Kent 876: 751: 673: 667: 637: 636: 626: 624: 623:. 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Retrieved 614: 602:. Retrieved 588: 576:. Retrieved 551:. Retrieved 524:. Retrieved 491: 466: 458: 442: 440: 430: 423:Code Letters 402: 401: 378: 376: 341: 340: 339: 144:21 July 1924 49: 42: 22: 1279:Empire Alde 1249:Whippingham 1018:Autocarrier 1011:Arromanches 572:"Tonbridge" 547:"Tonbrigde" 373:Description 283:, 267  136:3 June 1924 125:Yard number 1614:1924 ships 1608:Categories 1413:Kephallina 1392:California 1328:Shipwrecks 1256:Whitstable 1074:Freshwater 1039:Canterbury 951:Canterbury 746:Versailles 680:LB&SCR 574:. The Yard 497:References 455:Royal Navy 437:Royal Navy 377:As built, 347:cargo ship 323:Propulsion 261:Cargo ship 1582:July 1941 1479:HMS  1470:Tonbridge 1468:HMS  1440:HMS  1433:HMS  1422:USS  1401:HMS  1358:HMT  1349:Karl Marx 1228:Tonbridge 1172:Portsdown 1151:Maidstone 1088:Haslemere 934:SE&CR 850:Normannia 843:Lymington 815:Cherbourg 801:Aldershot 799:(renamed 758:L&SWR 711:La France 471:North Sea 467:Tonbridge 461:with the 459:Tonbridge 447:Admiralty 443:Tonbridge 431:Tonbridge 403:Tonbridge 379:Tonbridge 363:Admiralty 342:Tonbridge 279:682  269:(1940–41) 263:(1924–40) 141:Completed 63:Tonbridge 52:(1940–41) 50:Tonbridge 45:(1924–40) 43:Tonbridge 1546:29 Aug: 1518:28 Aug: 1508:27 Aug: 1498:25 Aug: 1488:24 Aug: 1477:23 Aug: 1466:22 Aug: 1449:19 Aug: 1431:18 Aug: 1420:14 Aug: 1410:13 Aug: 1399:12 Aug: 1389:11 Aug: 1373:10 Aug: 1242:Worthing 1221:St Briac 1214:Southsea 1207:Shanklin 1179:Ringwood 1158:Merstone 1032:Brittany 1025:Brighton 993:Victoria 965:Engadine 944:Biarritz 920:PS  912:PS  904:PS  896:PS  888:PS  822:Hantonia 808:Caesaria 803:in 1933) 796:Brittany 718:Newhaven 697:Brighton 627:17 April 604:17 April 578:17 April 553:17 April 526:17 April 483:3 cables 453:for the 451:netlayer 413:for the 367:netlayer 357:for the 267:Netlayer 133:Launched 84:Operator 59:Namesake 1539:Kalinin 1403:Picotee 1366:Gallois 1356:6 Aug: 1346:8 Aug: 1336:3 Aug: 1193:Sandown 1165:Minster 1137:Londres 1102:Invicta 1067:Fratton 1060:Falaise 986:Riviera 972:Invicta 958:Empress 775:Alberta 690:Arundel 479:Norfolk 411:Glasgow 393:History 355:Glasgow 276:Tonnage 117:Builder 32:History 1491:VT-532 1481:Zinnia 1457:HNoMS 1452:Aguila 1424:PC-457 1053:Dinard 864:Ulrica 836:Lorina 789:Bertha 782:Ardena 739:Sussex 704:Dieppe 421:. The 419:London 291:Length 235:147690 110:London 1549:U-570 1533:Skory 1527:Azard 1511:Adele 1501:U-452 1382:U-144 1376:Tuman 1360:Agate 1339:U-401 1095:Hythe 936:ships 829:Laura 760:ships 732:Rouen 725:Paris 682:ships 598:(PDF) 520:(PDF) 331:Speed 307:Depth 69:Owner 1578:1942 1570:1941 1562:1940 1459:Bath 1268:the 1186:Ryde 1046:Deal 871:Vera 629:2017 606:2017 580:2017 555:2017 528:2017 473:off 299:Beam 255:Type 242:Fate 48:HMS 37:Name 1442:P33 1435:P32 932:Ex 768:Ada 756:Ex 678:Ex 387:NHP 285:NRT 281:GRT 128:644 1610:: 1536:, 1530:, 1524:, 1455:, 1438:, 1379:, 1363:, 563:^ 536:^ 505:^ 493:. 477:, 409:, 353:, 1314:e 1307:t 1300:v 662:e 655:t 648:v 631:. 608:. 582:. 557:. 530:. 20:.

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HMS Tonbridge
Tonbridge
United Kingdom
London








Official Number
Cargo ship
Netlayer
GRT
NRT
cargo ship
D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd.
Glasgow
Southern Railway
Admiralty
netlayer
triple expansion steam engines
NHP
D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd.
Glasgow
Southern Railway
London
Code Letters

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