HMS Hilary (1931)
HMS Hilary, was a former passenger liner launched in 1931, as SS Hilary, which was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War and used as an ocean boarding vessel in the North Atlantic. It was later converted back to a merchantman but subsequently recommissioned back into the Royal Navy as an infantry landing and headquarters ship. At the end of the war in 1945 it was returned to civilian service, and scrapped at Thos W Ward Inverkeithing in 1959.
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HMS Hilary (1931)
HMS Hilary, was a former passenger liner launched in 1931, as SS Hilary, which was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War and used as an ocean boarding vessel in the North Atlantic. It was later converted back to a merchantman but subsequently recommissioned back into the Royal Navy as an infantry landing and headquarters ship. At the end of the war in 1945 it was returned to civilian service, and scrapped at Thos W Ward Inverkeithing in 1959.
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129311.40000000002
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HMS Hilary, was a former passe ...... W Ward Inverkeithing in 1959.
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date of acquirement
1940-10-16
1942-04-15
active years end date
1942-04-15
commissioning date
1941-01-21
length (μ)
1.2931140000000001e+2
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ship launched
1931-04-17
status
Arrived Inverkeithing for breaking up, 15 September 1959
Converted back to merchant ship, used asconvoy commodoreship.
Recommissioned into Royal Navy as headquarters ship
Requisitioned by Royal Navy 1940
Returned to Booth Steamship Company in 1945
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19,306,144
Wikipage revision ID
732,503,054
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Ship armament
two 6 inch guns, one 12 pounde ...... hine guns fitted in late 1940.
Ship country
United Kingdom
Ship displacement
Ship draught
1043.9399999999998
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Ship out of service
Ship propulsion
Triple expansion steam engine ...... draulic coupling, single screw
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HMS Hilary, was a former passe ...... W Ward Inverkeithing in 1959.
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HMS Hilary (1931)
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HMS Hilary (F22)
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HMS Hilary
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SS Hilary
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