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Former HMS Wilton at Leigh on Sea.
25th September 2006 at Leigh on Sea. I did not know the name nor the purpose of this boat but thanks to Andy I now know it to be ex HMS Wilton which was a minesweeper before being converted for use as the Essex Yacht Club HQ - see Andy's comment below.
According to Wikipedia she was built by Vosper Thornycroft and was commissioned in July 1973. She was a prototype coastal minesweeper/minehunter for the Royal Navy. She was the first warship in the world to be constructed from glass-reinforced plastic In service with the Royal Navy she was nicknamed "The Plastic Duck" or "Plastic Pig".
Former HMS Wilton at Leigh on Sea.
25th September 2006 at Leigh on Sea. I did not know the name nor the purpose of this boat but thanks to Andy I now know it to be ex HMS Wilton which was a minesweeper before being converted for use as the Essex Yacht Club HQ - see Andy's comment below.
According to Wikipedia she was built by Vosper Thornycroft and was commissioned in July 1973. She was a prototype coastal minesweeper/minehunter for the Royal Navy. She was the first warship in the world to be constructed from glass-reinforced plastic In service with the Royal Navy she was nicknamed "The Plastic Duck" or "Plastic Pig".