HMS Menestheus
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HMS Menestheus was originally the Blue Funnel Line refrigerated cargo ship Menestheus. She was built in 1929, and traded between the UK and the Far East. She was an auxiliary minelayer from 1940 to 1943. In 1945, during the Second World War, she was converted into an amenities ship. She was scrapped in 1953 after being gutted by fire.
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HMS Menestheus in 1945 as an amenities ship | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Menestheus |
Namesake | Menestheus |
Owner | Ocean SS Co Ltd |
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Port of registry | Liverpool |
Builder | Caledon Sb & Eng Co, Dundee |
Yard number | 326 |
Launched | 6 August 1929 |
Completed | December 1929 |
Commissioned | into Royal Navy, 1940 |
Decommissioned | returned to owners, 1946 |
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Fate | Burnt out in 1953, then scrapped |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 7,771 GRT, 4,818 NRT, 9,140 DWT |
Length | 560.0 ft (170.7 m) |
Beam | 59.4 ft (18.1 m) |
Depth | 29.2 ft (8.9 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 1,295 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
Crew | 81 (as cargo ship) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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Notes | sister ships: Agamemnon, Deucalion, Memnon, Ajax |
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She was the first of three Blue Funnel Line ships to be named after Menestheus, the legendary king of Athens during the Trojan War. She was the only Royal Navy ship to be called Menestheus.