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| HMS Snipe |
 
Dates: 1945 - 1960 To date there have been 7 Royal Navy ships with the name H.M.S. Snipe. HMS Snipe was a modified BLACK SWAN-Class Sloop, built by William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) was laid down 21st September, 1944, launched on 20th December 1945, commissioned 9th September, 1946 Scrapped in 1960. She served on the America and West Indies Station after working up in 1946 and stayed on that Station, (except for areturn to UK for re-commissioning) until 1952 when she joined a Frigate Flotilla in the Home Fleet. After attending the Coronation Review in 1953 she was went into the Reserve Fleet at Devonport. She was later transferred to the Barry Reserve Fleet Sub-Division and then placed on the Disposal List for demolition by J Cashmore at Newport, Monmouth. She arrived in tow at the breaker’s yard on 2nd August 1960.
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