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Re: HMS Helipolis
Posted by: David H ()
Date: November 28, 2005 09:14AM

Nick

Must be Heliopolis. The only details I can offer are that this was a former private yacht (ex-Sayonara, ex-Katoomba) built at Govan in 1903. Measured 766 tons and was acquired by the Royal Navy in March 1940 for use as a training vessel,acting as a 'target' for the Fleet Air Arm.


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HMS Helipolis Nick Clark 11/28/2005 12:14AM
Re: HMS Helipolis David H 11/28/2005 09:14AM
Re: HMS Helipolis Nick Clark 01/13/2006 05:53PM
Re: HMS Helipolis tony dutfield 10/27/2008 10:24AM
Re: HMS Helipolis sally meek 11/13/2008 03:07PM
Re: HMS Helipolis peter cole 12/29/2009 03:20PM
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