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HMS Gay Bombardier (P1042)

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Name
  
HMS Gay Bombardier

Identification
  
Pennant number P1042

Construction started
  
20 June 1952

Length
  
23 m

Builder
  
Vosper & Company

Fate
  
Sold on 26 July 1963.

Launched
  
28 August 1952

Draft
  
1.24 m

HMS Gay Bombardier (P1042)

Class and type
  
Gay-class fast patrol boat

Displacement
  
50 long tons (51 t) (standard) 65 long tons (66 t) (deep)

HMS Gay Bombardier was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 28 August 1952. She was the second ship to be launched in her class.

Following her sale to a private individual, she was seized and confiscated by the Italian Customs service in the mid-1960s. Her eventual fate is unknown.

References

HMS Gay Bombardier (P1042) Wikipedia