HMS Precept (Z266)
HMS Precept (Z266) was a net laying ship for the Royal Navy during the Second World War acquired from the United States Navy in October 1944 via Lend-Lease. The ship was laid down as Precept (YN-79), a net tender of the Ailanthus class, on 5 August 1943 at Barbour Boat Works in New Bern, North Carolina. On 17 January 1944, while still under construction, the ship was reclassified as a net laying ship and redesignated AN-73. Precept was launched on 11 April and completed on 13 October.
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HMS Precept (Z266)
HMS Precept (Z266) was a net laying ship for the Royal Navy during the Second World War acquired from the United States Navy in October 1944 via Lend-Lease. The ship was laid down as Precept (YN-79), a net tender of the Ailanthus class, on 5 August 1943 at Barbour Boat Works in New Bern, North Carolina. On 17 January 1944, while still under construction, the ship was reclassified as a net laying ship and redesignated AN-73. Precept was launched on 11 April and completed on 13 October.
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1944-10-14
1946-01-04
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1944-10-14
laying down
1943-08-05
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5.91312e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.12776e+1
ship launched
1944-04-11
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returned toU.S. Navy, 4 January 1946
transferred to theMaritime Commission, 21 March 1947, for disposal
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*1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
*4 × twin gun mounts
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United Kingdom
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Ship propulsion
diesel electric,
Ship struck
1946-03-28
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