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S.T. Admiral Sir John Lawford LO 42

		
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Picture courtesy of Fred Hobbs


Lawford


		
Technical
Official Number 161474
Gross Tonnage338
Length133.7 ft
Built atStockton
PropulsionCoal fired steam
History
August 1939: Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.533).
1944: Converted for wreck dispersal duties (P.No. 4.415) based at Penarth.
June 1944:Operation Neptune - Normandy Landings. Assigned to wreck dispersal duties.
1946:Returned to owners.
1961:Transferred to Milford Haven as MILFORD ADMIRAL (M224)