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HMS Bonaventure (F139)
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HMS Bonaventure was a submarine depot ship of the Royal Navy. She was initially built for civilian service with the Clan Line, but on the outbreak of the Second World War she was requisitioned by the Navy and after being launched, was converted for military service.
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![]() HMS Bonaventure at anchor in February 1943 | |
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Name | HMS Bonaventure |
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Launched | 27 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 26 January 1943 |
Recommissioned | 22 January 1945 |
Out of service | Returned to Clan Line on 23 March 1948 |
Identification | Pennant number F139 |
Fate | Scrapped from 25 December 1963 |
Badge | On a Field Barry wavy of 6 white and blue: within a horse shoe inverted Gold, a Griffin red. |
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Class and type | Cameron-class steamship modified to submarine depot ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 487 ft (148 m) |
Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
Draught | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x steam triple expansion and exhaust turbine |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
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