H.M.S. BLACKWATER

 

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MINESWEEPER
Displacement 890 Tons
Shipyard Richards
Launched 29/08/1984
Commissioned 05/07/1985
Paid Off  
Disposal See Notes

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Contributed history and points of special interest. 

 Contributor
2nd  of the line. Transferred to the Brazilian Navy 10/07/1998. Re-named VITAL DE OLIVEIRA then BENEVENTE. 1st  Destroyer 550 tons launched Laird 25/07/1903. Lost in collision with S.S. HERO off Dungeness 06/04/1909 oldships.org.uk
 
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