Arklow Willow berthed at Sheildhall and passing Erskine.
Wednesday 1 March 2023
Sunday 26 February 2023
BAE Frigate Factory
Planning permission has been granted for a huge new shipbuilding hall at the BAE Systems site in Govan,
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Monday 13 February 2023
HMS Cockatrice (J229)
The ship was ordered on 15 November 1940 at the Fleming and Ferguson at Paisley, Scotland. She was laid down on 21 July 1941 and launched on 22 May 1944. The ship was commissioned on 16 October 1942.
On 6 June 1944, the ship supported the invasion force during D-Day by providing smoke screens and setting up fuel lines.[
In February 1948, she returned to the UK and decommissioned on arrival. She was sold for scrap in 1963.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
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