Allied Warships

HMS St. Dogmael (W 66)

Rescue Tug of the Saint class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeRescue Tug
ClassSaint 
PennantW 66 
Built byTaikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co. (Hongkong) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched11 Sep 1919 
Commissioned 
End service 
History

 

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Notable events involving St. Dogmael include:


8 Sep 1940
HMS Cornwall (Capt. C.F. Hammill, RN) departed Simonstown for Freetown. On departure gunnery exercises were carried out on a target that was being towed by HMS St. Dogmael. (1)

Jul 1949
St Dogmael was sunk as a Target by HMS Nigeria in False Bay, South Africa. (2)

Sources

  1. ADM 53/111862
  2. Personal communication

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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