HMS Slinger (1917)
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Slinger |
Builder | Lobnitz and Company, Limited |
Launched | 3 September 1917 |
Acquired | 1917 |
Commissioned | 1917 |
Fate | Sold 16 October 1919 |
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Acquired | 1920 |
Fate | Sunk in collision 17 October 1941 |
General characteristics (as HMS Slinger) | |
Tonnage | 875 GRT |
General characteristics (As commercial cargo ship)[1] | |
Tonnage | 1,002 GRT |
Length | 195 ft 4 in (59.54 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
HMS Slinger was an experimental catapult ship operated by the Royal Navy during the First World War. After Royal Navy service from 1917 to 1919, she operated as a commercial cargo ship under the names SS Niki and SS Lingfield from 1920 until she sank in 1941.
Constructed as a
Slinger was sold on 16 October 1919.
Later career
After her sale, the ship was converted into a
She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.Niki was sold to Valsamakis & Company in 1934 and to Nomikos Petros in 1937, remaining under Greek ownership and registry throughout.[1] Later in 1937, Niki was sold to the Finchley Steamship Company and, under British registry, was renamed SS Lingfield. Lingfield continued to operate as a commercial cargo ship until 17 October 1941, when she collided with another vessel in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, England, and sank.[1]
Notes
References
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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