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Dates: 1918 - 1983 Ex USS YARNALL (Type B – MONTGOMERY Class) built by Cramp. The ship was laid down on 12th February 1918 and launched on 19th June 1918. Build was completed on 29th November 1918. She was transferred to the Royal Navy under the UK/US Lend Lease Agreement in September 1940. On 23rd October when this ship commissioned she was renamed LINCOLN which is cannon to the County town in Lincolnshire and to one in Nebraska, USA. She was the 2nd RN ship to carry this name which was introduced in 1695 for a 4th Rate which foundered in 1703. This destroyer was not ’adopted’ by a UK civil community after a successful ’WARSHIP WEEK’ National Savings campaign during 1941-42 Badge : On a Field White, a cross couped Red charged with a fleur-de-lys Gold thereon a lozenge Blue charged with a mullet White
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Lincoln
"Hi you old Lincoln hands. Would like to get my hands on some old photos of our "Cod War" days. In particular where we had the railway lines sticking out the back of the ship. [HMS Lincoln 1973 (Small).jpg]"
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" Quoting: Bill Cummins Hi you old Lincoln hands. Would like to get my hands on some old photos of our "Cod War" days. In particular where we had the railway lines sticking out the back of the ship. [HMS Lincoln 1973 (Small).jpg] Found this newspaper clipping in the loft the other week ..."
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"Hi I’m Mick Skinner’s daughter. I would just like to inform everyone that sadly my dad passed away on 24th august 2011. He was based on the HMS Lincoln, and HMS Ark Royal that we know of from when he was in the navy"
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"I was on HMY 1969 - 1971 looking to hear from Mick Hewitt Tony Bowskill Brian F Wilkinson Dixie Scouse Dean Richard Bewick Eddie Plato and anyone who was on there when I was. Also from HMS Forth...HMS Lincoln."
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