HMS Gay Bruiser (P1044)
 HMS Gay Bombardier, a ship of the same class as Gay Bruiser
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Gay Bruiser |
| Ordered | 10 May 1953 |
| Builder | Vosper & Company |
| Laid down | 15 September 1952 |
| Launched | 19 December 1952 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1953 |
| Out of service | 1963 |
| Fate | Sold in 2014, currently in private owership. |
| 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]