Allied Warships

HMS Palomares

Anti-Aircraft ship

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeAnti-Aircraft ship
Class 
Pennant 
Built byDoxford Shipyard (Sunderland, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched20 Oct 1937 
Commissioned 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Completed in February 1938.
Displacement: 1896 GRT
Armamant: 8 4" AA guns (4x2), 8 2pdr AA (2x4)

In August 1940 Palomares was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to Anti-Aircraft ship. In December 1942 she was converted to a fighter-direction ship, fitted with radar to direct fighter aircraft. Returned to her owners in 1946.

 

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