HMS Tonbridge (T119)

History
Name	Tonbridge (1924–40); HMS Tonbridge (1940–41);
Namesake	Tonbridge
Owner	Southern Railway (1924–40); Admiralty (1940–41);
Operator	Southern Railway (1924–40); Royal Navy (1940–41);
Port of registry	London, United Kingdom
Builder	D W Henderson & Sons Ltd.
Yard number	644
Launched	3 June 1924
Completed	21 July 1924
Out of service	22 August 1941
Identification	Code Letters KRDL (1924–34); ; Code Letters MLYV (1934–41); ; Pennant Number T119 (1940–41); United Kingdom Official Number 147690;
Fate	Bombed and sunk
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship (1924–40); Netlayer (1940–41);
Tonnage	682 GRT, 267 NRT
Length	220 feet 4 inches (67.16 m)
Beam	33 feet 6 inches (10.21 m)
Depth	14 feet 1 inch (4.29 m)
Installed power	Two triple expansion steam engines, 166 NHP each
Propulsion	Twin screw propellers
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)

Tonbridge was a twin-screw cargo ship that was built in 1924 by D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd., Glasgow for the Southern Railway. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1940 and converted to a netlayer. She was in service until bombed and sunk by a German aircraft on 22 August 1941.

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