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Re: MMS 1013, MMS 1018, MMS 1054 and MMS 1069
Posted by: Derek Sullivan (IP Logged)
Date: February 13, 2004 03:02PM

Hi Trygve,
MMS1013 Built by Forbes, Peterhead 25/5/43, 202 Flotilla Lowestoft 9/12/46 sold named UDDU

MMS1018 Built by W Reeke, Anstruther ,7/7/43 202 Flotilla 4/10/46 sold

MMS1054 Built by Clare Shipbuilding Meteghan Nova Scotia (On the river Meteghan .) 21/11/44, 209 M/S Flottilla Plymouth ,2/45 to 12/45 French Navy as D345 1946 sold renamed Dolphin

MMS 1069 Built by Vaughan, St Andrews New Brunswick. 23/9/44.209 Flotilla Plymouth 5/45 to 12/45 French Navy as D341 sold 1946

Only have displacement "tons" on above (original plans for twin screw
on par with YMS/BYMS)(24 Big Mickeys built in Canada) Fitted with a "Jury Rig"
for hair raising trips to Med and some went to the East Indies claims that the sails could give 6 knots in a fair wind some tales that they only had a cupfull of fuel left after the crossing!

Regards from a very warm Merseyside U.K.
Derek




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  MMS 1013, MMS 1018, MMS 1054 and MMS 1069 Trygve 02/13/2004 02:35AM
  Re: MMS 1013, MMS 1018, MMS 1054 and MMS 1069 Derek Sullivan 02/13/2004 03:02PM
  Re: MMS 1013, MMS 1018, MMS 1054 and MMS 1069 Trygve 02/14/2004 12:35AM


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