| Name: | S G B 5 |
| Type: | Steam Gun Boat |
| Keel: | 17/04/1941 |
| Launched: | 27/08/1941 |
| Completed: | 01/04/1942 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 647 |
| Dimensions: | 175disp - 255disp, 135.3 x 23.3 x 5.5(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, SR geared, 8000shp |
| Engines by: | Metropolitan-Vickers "Metrovick", Manchester |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 35.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 2 x 1 x 2pdr, 2 x 2 x 0.5ins guns, 2 x 1 x 21.0ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 01/04/1942 | British Royal Navy |
| 07/1942 | Named GREY OWL |
| 15/12/1949 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 19/08/1942: Damaged in the raid on Dieppe. Subsequently repaired |
| 1944: Converted to a fast minesweeper | |
| Final armament 2 x 2 x 20mm guns only | |
| 15/12/1949: Sold to BISCO for breaking up |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Copied and digitised by Terry Summerson from the original Shipyard Data Books. Click HERE to enlarge.
Click on enlarged image to magnify even further. Use Browser BACK button to return.
This record is now held by Tyne and Wear Archive Services.