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Freetown for convoy escort duties before returning to South Africa. She returned to Freetown in January 1940 and remained there until she needed her bottom cleaned in June. On 13 September,
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on the ship's centreline, one forward and one aft, with the forward gun on a high-angle mount, capable of anti-aircraft fire and the second gun on a low-angle mount, for anti-surface use only. Two
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673:. The ship later resumed her refit and remained in South Africa until she returned to Devonport for another refit on 13 April 1939. It was completed on 17 May when
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in 1940. She was replaced in that role before the end of the war by more modern ships and was relegated to training duties in the UK. The ship was reduced to
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s radar suite was upgraded with an improved Type 271Q radar and the addition of a
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mounts. By the outbreak of the Second World War, the ship had been fitted with
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494:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). The main armament consisted of a pair of
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on 1 September 1936 for a month's refit and then returned to
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416:-class sloops ordered from Hawthorn Leslie that day. The
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
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Hancox, D. J.; Prescott, John Robert Victor (1995).
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1076:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
428:s being specifically intended for service in the
982:. Adelaide, Australia. 15 August 1931. p. 1
617:carried out a survey of the shallow area of the
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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1059:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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325:QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns
466:and 1,600 long tons (1,600 t)
1097:. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society.
647:Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic
548:Vickers 0.5 in (12.7 mm)
531:without ceremony on 14 September.
184:General characteristics (as built)
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963:Hancox and Prescott 1995, p. 37.
225:1,600 long tons (1,600 t) (
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1133:Parkes, Oscar, ed. (1973) .
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1023:Rohwer 2005, pp. 38, 42.
649:). The ship returned to
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251:34 ft (10.4 m)
2541:Completed after the war
2506:Armed merchant cruisers
2317:Fairmile B motor launch
1370:Light aircraft carriers
1055:Brown, David K (2007).
598:to foreigners. In 1931
400:Construction and design
40:at anchor, January 1943
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1093:Hague, Arnold (1993).
1005:Hague 1993, pp. 23–24.
875:Hague 1993, pp. 10–11.
719:radio direction finder
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866:Campbell 1980, p. 55.
752:and began a refit at
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2451:Submarine depot ship
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2337:Insect-class gunboat
372:in 1935. During the
368:and then joined the
908:Parkes 1931, p. 76.
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422:Flower-class sloops
289:2 shafts; 2 geared
104:Newcastle upon Tyne
2350:Type Two 63 ft HSL
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1014:Hague 1993, p. 24.
926:Brown 2007, p. 23.
917:Brown 2007, p. 24.
899:Hague 1993, p. 23.
721:mounted on a pole
651:Devonport Dockyard
596:Central Plains War
543:on 14 March 1929.
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1066:978-1-84415-702-0
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2553:Conversions
2464:Bonaventure
2408:Round Table
2094:Teviot Bank
2080:Port Quebec
2073:Port Napier
1950:Bridgewater
1710:Shakespeare
1492:Battleships
1338:Illustrious
1220:Bridgewater
1206:Bridgewater
817:Bridgewater
789:Bridgewater
785:target ship
766:Bridgewater
754:Southampton
746:convoy RS-3
729:Bridgewater
688:Bridgewater
675:Bridgewater
659:Bridgewater
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571:sister ship
567:Bridgewater
533:Bridgewater
517:Bridgewater
440:Bridgewater
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418:Bridgewater
406:Bridgewater
378:Bridgewater
344:Bridgewater
323:2 × single
269:2,000
194:Bridgewater
142:Honours and
71:Bridgewater
38:Bridgewater
2573:1927 ships
2567:Categories
2388:Portuguese
2204:Submarines
2066:Menestheus
2017:Minelayers
2006:Black Swan
1985:Kingfisher
1731:Destroyers
1345:Implacable
1317:Courageous
1049:References
655:Simonstown
628:Kwong Sang
592:concession
537:sea trials
414:Bridgwater
362:Royal Navy
333:, 2 chutes
310:Complement
286:Propulsion
82:Bridgwater
2535:Cancelled
2478:Maidstone
2445:Albatross
2343:Dragonfly
2179:Protector
2163:Netlayers
2059:Agamemnon
2026:Adventure
1913:Corvettes
1838:W & Z
1833:U & V
1828:S & T
1823:Q & R
1818:O & P
1813:L & M
1788:G & H
1783:E & F
1778:C & D
1773:A & B
1760:Ambuscade
1749:V & W
1352:Audacious
1331:Ark Royal
833:Citations
793:Ardrossan
750:Liverpool
694:from the
521:laid down
500:3-pounder
468:full load
460:long tons
450:, with a
396:in 1947.
354:her class
350:lead ship
227:full load
212:long tons
165:Sold for
137:July 1945
110:Laid down
2413:Monitors
2366:Trawlers
2230:Parthian
2172:Guardian
2145:Algerine
1971:Shoreham
1957:Hastings
1875:Frigates
1688:Minotaur
1674:Minotaur
1648:Arethusa
1536:Vanguard
1467:Activity
1455:Attacker
1441:Audacity
1407:Majestic
1400:Colossus
1249:Hastings
1242:24 class
1227:Sandwich
1155:(2005).
979:The Mail
822:Sandwich
777:Hedgehog
773:Type 291
742:Trinidad
723:mainmast
710:surface-
708:Type 271
667:Freetown
614:Iroquois
575:Sandwich
569:and her
539:and was
529:launched
525:Tyneside
464:standard
348:was the
318:Armament
220:standard
153:Atlantic
118:Launched
80:Town of
77:Namesake
2485:Titania
2457:Adamant
2438:Pegasus
2426:Roberts
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2119:Halcyon
1992:Bittern
1978:Grimsby
1888:Captain
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1634:Emerald
1627:Hawkins
1583:Hawkins
1508:Revenge
1481:Nairana
1448:Avenger
1414:Centaur
1393:Unicorn
760:in the
704:AA guns
561:Service
511:ratings
474:geared
472:Parsons
456:draught
390:reserve
155:1942–43
96:Builder
88:Ordered
46:History
2419:Erebus
2377:Basset
2371:Castle
2152:Cybele
2126:Bangor
2047:Linnet
2040:Plover
2033:Abdiel
1936:Sloops
1926:Castle
1921:Flower
1893:Colony
1864:Daring
1853:Weapon
1848:Battle
1798:Tribal
1767:Amazon
1691:(1947)
1589:County
1556:Renown
1515:Nelson
1434:Archer
1386:Hermes
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737:Phoebe
702:light
608:Herald
588:Hankou
382:convoy
358:sloops
236:Length
210:1,045
196:-class
144:awards
2471:Forth
2398:Dance
2383:Isles
2359:Other
2248:River
1999:Egret
1964:Banff
1883:River
1719:Scott
1620:Danae
1461:Ruler
1379:Argus
1359:Malta
1324:Eagle
1251:class
986:9 May
949:9 May
803:Notes
769:'
716:HF/DF
692:Dakar
555:ASDIC
492:knots
394:scrap
346:(L01)
303:knots
301:16.5
298:Speed
256:Draft
199:sloop
174:Badge
167:scrap
2393:Tree
2271:P611
2223:Odin
2113:Hunt
1898:Loch
1808:Hunt
1754:Town
1667:Fiji
1660:Dido
1654:Town
1595:York
1563:Hood
1529:Lion
1161:ISBN
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1120:ISBN
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988:2016
951:2016
706:, a
611:and
519:was
452:beam
404:HMS
342:HMS
329:4 ×
293:sets
248:Beam
162:Fate
67:Name
2544:C,P
2193:Net
2186:Bar
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