Armed Merchant Cruiser Northern Patrol
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Hull# |
Name |
Built |
Service |
Owner |
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F 86 |
Corfu |
1931 |
1939-40 |
P. & O. Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
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On 14 Sep, 1939 the passenger ship Corfu of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. |
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On 15 Sep, 1939 arrived at Belfast for conversion by Harland and Wolff Ltd.. Her after funnel was removed and eight 6~inch and two 12~pounder guns were fitted, but after “completion” of the conversion at Portsmouth she required further work on the Clyde. |
| On 2 Feb, 1940 joined the Northern Patrol. Her service as an AMC was primarily in the North and South Atlantic where her turn of speed enabled her to overhaul any suspicious vessels with some ease; on one particular day no less than eleven suspect ships were detained and boarded. |
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Update: 5.3.2006
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