HMS Mull of Galloway (F 26) was a Royal Navy Beachy Head-class repair ship built in 1944. It measured 441.5 ft (134.6 m) long, 57.5 ft (17.5 m) wide, and had a draft of 20.3 ft (6.2 m). The ship displaced 8,500 tons and could steam at 11 knots, and was armed with sixteen 20 mm guns.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Mull Of Galloway (F 26) |
| Namesake | Mull of Galloway |
| Builder | North Van Ship Repair, North Vancouver |
| Laid down | 19 June 1944 |
| Launched | 26 October 1944 |
| Commissioned |
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| Decommissioned | 1950 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Beachy Head-class |
| Type | Heavy repair ship, minesweeper support ship |
| Displacement | 8,500 tons |
| Length | 441.5 ft (134.6 m) |
| Beam | 57.5 ft (17.5 m) |
| Draught | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Armament | 16 × 20 mm gun |
History
editMull of Galloway was built by North Vancouver Ship Repair and was launched in October 1944. It was first commissioned by the Royal Navy in May 1945 as a heavy repair ship. In 1947 it was placed into reserve where it acted as the headquarters ship for the Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Clyde. It was then decommissioned in 1949 for several years, but was re-commissioned in 1954 as a headquarters ship for the Inshore Minesweeping Flotilla. The ship was placed back into reserve in 1957, and then in 1965 it was decommissioned again and sold for scrap. It was towed to Hamburg to be broken up in December 1965.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Worth, Jack (1992). British warships since 1945. Maritime. p. 155.
- ^ "HMS Mull Of Galloway". TON Class Association. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Mull of Galloway (F 26)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.