HMS Prefect (Z263)
HMS Prefect (Z263) was a net laying ship for the Royal Navy during the Second World War acquired from the United States Navy in June 1944 via Lend-Lease. The ship was laid down as Prefect (YN-88), a net tender of the Ailanthus class, on 1 April 1943 at the American Car and Foundry Co. in Wilmington, Delaware. On 17 January 1944, while still under construction, the ship was reclassified as a net laying ship and redesignated AN-75. Prefect was launched on 8 March and completed on 3 June.
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HMS Prefect (Z263)
HMS Prefect (Z263) was a net laying ship for the Royal Navy during the Second World War acquired from the United States Navy in June 1944 via Lend-Lease. The ship was laid down as Prefect (YN-88), a net tender of the Ailanthus class, on 1 April 1943 at the American Car and Foundry Co. in Wilmington, Delaware. On 17 January 1944, while still under construction, the ship was reclassified as a net laying ship and redesignated AN-75. Prefect was launched on 8 March and completed on 3 June.
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HMS Prefect (Z263) was a net l ...... Maritime Commission and sold.
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1944-06-03
1945-12-28
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1944-06-03
laying down
1943-04-01
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5.91312e+1
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1.12776e+1
ship launched
1944-03-08
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returned toU.S. Navy, 28 December 1945
transferred to theMaritime Commission, 3 April 1947, for disposal
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Ship acquired
1944-06-03
1945-12-28
Ship armament
*1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
*4 × twin 20 mm gun mounts
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*American Car and Foundry Co.
*Wilmington, Delaware
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Ship completed
1944-06-03
Ship country
United Kingdom
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United States
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Ship laid down
1943-04-01
Ship launched
1944-03-08
Ship name
HMS Prefect
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Ship propulsion
diesel electric,
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Ship struck
1946-03-28
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