Glen Strathallan
Glen Strathallan was a British ship originally built as a trawler, but then converted into a private yacht, which also served in the Royal Navy in World War II. She was finally scuttled in 1970 at Plymouth Sound, England as a diver training site.
Fragment of the wreckage of the Glen Strathallan, 2014 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Glen Strathallan |
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Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby |
Yard number | 1020 |
Launched | 25 May 1928 |
Identification | Official number: 145305 |
Fate | Scuttled off Plymouth, 27 April 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage |
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Length | 139 ft 2 in (42.42 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) |
Depth | 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × 108 hp (81 kW) 3-cylinder triple expansion engine, by C.D. Holmes & Co., Hull |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Armament | 1 × 12-pounder gun (in RN service) |
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