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Whimbrel U-29 |
Later names |
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El Malek Farouq 555 |
Nov. 1949 |
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Tairq 555 |
1954 |
Type: |
Sloop |
Class: |
Modified Black Swan |
Builder: |
Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd Scotstoun, Scotland |
Pennant Number: |
U-29 (UK) 555 (Egypt) |
Ordered: |
April 13, 1940 |
Launched: |
August 25, 1942 |
Keel Laid: |
October 31, 1941 |
Commissioned: |
January 13, 1943 |
Fate: |
Laid up at Alexandria, Egypt awaiting possible transfer to Liverpool, England as a memorial. |
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Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
299' 6" |
Engines: |
2 Parsons single reduction geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
38' 6" |
Boilers: |
2 Admiralty three drum type (oil fired) |
Draft: |
12' 6" (max) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
1,475 std. / 1,925 full |
SHP: |
4,300 |
Speed: |
19.5 knots / 18.5 knots full |
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Crew: |
192 |
Range: |
5,500 NM @ 10 knots |
History: |
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Nov. 1949: |
Sold to Egypt and renamed El Malek Farouq. |
1954: |
Renamed Tairq. |
2002: |
Laid up at Alexandria, Egypt as an accommodations ship awaiting disposal. |
Notes: |
A project headed by
Vice Admiral Michael Gretton, CB, CVO, MA, FNI
is currently underway to save the Ex-Whimbrel and return her to Liverpool, England as a memorial. (Battle of the Atlantic Memorial) |
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Page created Mar. 10, 2007 |