HMS WALNEY M104

HMS WALNEY M104

Class……………………………Sandown class minehunter

Builder………………………..Vosper Thornycroft Woolston, Southampton

Yard number……………….4267

Laid down..………………….May 1990

Launched….…………………25 Nov 1991

Completed.………………….20 Feb 1993

Propulsion.…………………..2 Voith-Schneider (diesel-electric drive): Paxman Valenta type 6RPA 200EM 1500 diesels

Speed..…………………………15 knots

Range…………………………..2600 nm at 11 knots

Fate…………………………….2010: Decommissioned. 18 November 2010. Arrived Portsmouth to be laid up. 2014 Listed for sale via the Disposal Services Authority

 

HMS WALNEY in an undated RN postcard

 

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