Allied Warships

HMS Adamant (F 64)

Submarine Depot Ship

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine Depot Ship
Class 
PennantF 64 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered 
Laid down18 May 1939 
Launched30 Nov 1940 
Commissioned28 Feb 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Displacement: 12500 tons.
Armament: 8 4.5" DP guns (4x2), 16 2pdr AA, 8 20mm AA, 8 .5" AA.
Speed: 17 knots Complement: 1273 men

Served with the Eastern Fleet during the Second World War.

Stricken in March 1966 and scrapped at Inverkeithing in September 1970.

 

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1Capt. Benjamin Bryant, DSC, DSO, RN26 Jun 19454 Jun 1947

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