HMS Blyth
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Blyth
- HMS Blyth (J15) - a Bangor-class minesweeper launched on 2 September 1940, placed in reserve in 1946 and sold in 1948. She was renamed Radbourne and served as a ferry until being broken up in November 1952.[1]
- HMS Blyth (M111) - is the eleventh Sandown-class minehunter, launched in 2000 and decommissioned in 2021.[2]
Battle honours
Ships named Blyth have earned the following battle honours:
- Dieppe 1942
- North Sea 1942
- English Channel 1943
- Normandy 1944
- Al Faw 2003
References
- "HMS Blyth". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- McRoberts, Ally. "Rosyth: Royal Navy mine hunters decommissioned at dockyard". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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