HMS Tynwald
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| Career (Isle of Man) | Isle of Man |
|---|---|
| Owner: | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Operator: |
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Royal Navy |
| Ordered: | 1936 |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom |
| Laid down: | 1935 |
| Launched: | 16/12/1936 |
| Completed: | 1937 |
| Commissioned: | 1937 |
| Renamed: | HMS Tynwald |
| Homeport: |
Douglas, Isle of Man  |
| Fate: | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 2375.53 GT |
| Length: | 95.9 metres |
| Speed: | 21.7 knots |
| Capacity: | 1968 Passengers |
| Complement: | ?? |
The fourth Tynwald was a steamer in the Isle of Man Steam Packet fleet.
The ship was built in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria in 1936, named Tynwald, and operated for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between Liverpool or Fleetwood, United Kingdom and Douglas on the Isle of Man until September 1939.
Contents
Pre-World War Two
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, 1937-1939
World War two
Dunkerque
Conversion to anti-aircraft ship
Fate
Sunk 1942
References
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