HMS Gay Bombardier (P1042)
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Gay Bombardier |
| Ordered | 30 August 1950 |
| Builder | Vosper & Company |
| Laid down | 2 July 1952 |
| Launched | 28 August 1952 |
| Commissioned | 21 November 1952 |
| Out of service | 1963 |
| Fate | Sold on 26 July 1963.[1] |
| 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 Bombardier (P1042) was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 28 August 1952. She was the second ship to be launched in her class.
Following her sale to a private individual, she was seized and confiscated by the Italian Customs service in the mid-1960s. Her eventual fate is unknown.[2]