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HMS Apollo

Warship - HMS Apollo - Auxiliary Apollo in August, 1945
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NameHMS Apollo
NationalityUnited Kingdom (Details)
PeriodWorld War II
TypeAuxiliary
SubTypeMinelayer
Warship ClassAbdiel (Details)
Source of TextWikipedia
Credit Linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Apollo_(M01)



History: HMS Apollo was an Abdiel-class minelayer of the Royal Navy, the eighth RN ship to carry the name. She served with the Home Fleet during World War II, taking part in the Normandy Landings before being transferred to the British Pacific Fleet. Put into reserve in 1946, she was recommissioned in 1951, serving until 1961, and was sold for scrapping in 1962.
Class:
The Abdiel class were a class of six fast minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy and active during the Second World War. They were also known as the Manxman class and as "mine-laying cruisers".

These ships were armed with a wide variety of defensive weapons from 0.5-inch (12.7mm) machine guns to the 4-inch (100 mm) main armament. They were also equipped with a wide array of radars, along with their normal complement of mines. They were easily mistaken for destroyers.

Half the class was lost through enemy action during the Second World War; the others saw post-war service, and the last example was scrapped in the early 1970s.

From Wikipedia
Nationality:
The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
Item created by: gdm on 2019-03-24 13:41:53. Last edited by gdm on 2020-05-22 07:17:15

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