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|Ship name= HMS ''Gay Bruiser'' |
|Ship name= HMS ''Gay Bruiser'' |
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|Ship ordered= 26 August 1950 |
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|Ship builder= [[Vosper & Company]] |
|Ship builder= [[Vosper & Company]] |
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|Ship laid down=20 August 1952 |
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|Ship launched= 19 December 1952 |
|Ship launched= 19 December 1952 |
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|Ship commissioned= 3 July 1953 |
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|Ship out of service=1968 |
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Revision as of 13:01, 12 July 2014
 HMS Gay Bombardier, a ship of the same class as Gay Bruiser
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| Name | HMS Gay Bruiser |
| Ordered | 26 August 1950 |
| Builder | Vosper & Company |
| Laid down | 20 August 1952 |
| Launched | 19 December 1952 |
| Commissioned | 3 July 1953 |
| Out of service | 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gay class fast patrol boat |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 50 long tons (51 t) (standard) 65 long tons (66 t) (deep) |
| Length | 75 ft 2 in (22.91 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) |
| Draught | 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 x V12 Packard engines 1,500 hp |
| Speed | 40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
| Complement | 13 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) Either:
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| Notes | Pennant = P1042 |
HMS Gay Bruiser (P1044) was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 19 December 1952. She was the third ship to be launched in her class.
The ship was reported to have been at the Wessex Power Units Yard during the early 1960s.[1]