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Allied Warships

HMS Honjo (FY 661)

MS Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
Class 
PennantFY 661 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched12 Nov, 1928 
CommissionedOct, 1939 
Lost18 Jan, 1942 
Loss position
 
HistoryCompleted in December 1928.
Taken over by the Admiralty in October 1939.
Displacement: 308 tons.
Armament: 1 12pdr AA gun.

HMT Honjo (Chief Skipper J. Bowie, RNR) was badly damaged in Gibraltar Harbour by a Spanish sabatour on 18 January 1942 along with HMS Erin. Honjo was not repaired. 

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