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Name: BULLFINCH
Type: Cable Ship
Launched: 19/08/1940
Completed: 11/1940
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Neptune yard, Low Walker
Yard Number: 1660
Dimensions: 1950disp, 229.0 x 36.4 x 16.3(draft)ft
Engines: 2 x T3cyl
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 2 x Screws
Reg Number: n/a
History:
11/1940 British Royal Navy
1970 Royal Marine Auxiliary Service
21/06/1979 Broken up
Comments: 21/06/1979: Sold for breaking up


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