Magpie HMS 1955

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john sefton
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Magpie HMS 1955

Post by john sefton » Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:39 pm

HMS MAGPIE was a sloop of the modified 'Black Swan' class with a displacement of 1430 tons. Length 299ft. main armament 6- 4inch guns.
MAGPIE assisted, along with STARLING and WILDGOOSE in sinking the German submarine U-592 SW of Ireland 31st January 1944. Together with STARLING and KITE she sank U-238 in the same area 9th February 1944.
Magpie was scrapped in 1959.
George Pulham, Log Book August 1995.
Tristan da Cunha SG568
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