HMS ''Marazion'' was a
Hunt-class minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
launched by
Fleming & Ferguson
Fleming and Ferguson was a Scottish Marine propulsion, marine engineering and shipbuilding company that traded between 1877 and 1969.
History 1877–1914
William Y. Fleming and Peter Ferguson (1840–1911) founded the company in Paisley, Renfre ...
,
Paisley, Yard No 453, on 15 April 1919 and sold in March 1933 in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
.
She acted as a
submarine tender
A submarine tender is a type of depot ship that supplies and supports submarines.
Development
Submarines are small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally do not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and ...
and was present at the sinking of in 1931.
See also
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Marazion
Marazion (; kw, Marhasyow) is a civil parish and town, on the shore of Mount's Bay in Cornwall, UK. It is east of Penzance and the tidal island of St Michael's Mount is half-a-mile offshore. At low water a causeway links it to the town and ...
,
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
References
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* http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/aberdare_class.htm#HMS%20Marazion
Hunt-class minesweepers (1916)
Royal Navy ship names
1919 ships
Ships built on the River Clyde
Auxiliary ships of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy Submarine Depot Ships
Submarine tenders
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