HMS Mull of Galloway (F 26) was a Royal Navy Beachy Head-class repair ship built in 1944. It measured 441.5 ft (134.6 m) long, 57.5 ft (17.5 m) wide, and had a draft of 20.3 ft (6.2 m). The ship displaced 8,500 tons and could steam at 11 knots, and was armed with sixteen 20 mm guns.[1]

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Mull Of Galloway (F 26)
NamesakeMull of Galloway
BuilderNorth Van Ship Repair, North Vancouver
Laid down19 June 1944
Launched26 October 1944
Commissioned
  • 15 May 1945
  • 1954 (re-commissioned)
Decommissioned1950
FateSold for scrap in 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeBeachy Head-class
TypeHeavy repair ship, minesweeper support ship
Displacement8,500 tons
Length441.5 ft (134.6 m)
Beam57.5 ft (17.5 m)
Draught20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Speed11 knots
Armament16 × 20 mm gun

History

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Mull of Galloway was built by North Vancouver Ship Repair and was launched in October 1944. It was first commissioned by the Royal Navy in May 1945 as a heavy repair ship. In 1947 it was placed into reserve where it acted as the headquarters ship for the Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Clyde. It was then decommissioned in 1949 for several years, but was re-commissioned in 1954 as a headquarters ship for the Inshore Minesweeping Flotilla. The ship was placed back into reserve in 1957, and then in 1965 it was decommissioned again and sold for scrap. It was towed to Hamburg to be broken up in December 1965.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Worth, Jack (1992). British warships since 1945. Maritime. p. 155.
  2. ^ "HMS Mull Of Galloway". TON Class Association. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Mull of Galloway (F 26)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.