HMS_Gay_Bruiser_(P1044) Knowpia

	HMS Gay Bombardier, a ship of the same class as Gay Bruiser
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Gay Bruiser
Builder	Vosper & Company
Launched	19 December 1952
Identification	Pennant number: P1044
General characteristics
Class and type	Gay-class fast patrol boat
Displacement	50 long tons (51 t) (standard); 65 long tons (66 t) (deep);
Length	75 feet 2 inches (22.9 m)
Beam	20 feet 1 inch (6.1 m)
Draught	4 feet 2 inches (1.3 m)
Propulsion	3 × V12 Packard engines; 1,500 hp;
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Complement	13
Armament	Either:; 2 × 40mm guns; 2 × 21-inch torpedoes; Or:; 1 × 4.5-inch gun; 1 × 40mm gun;

HMS Gay Bruiser was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 19 December 1952. She was the third ship to be launched in her class.

The ship was reported to have been at the Wessex Power Units Yard during the early 1960s.^[1]

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^ British Military Powerboat Trust - Gay Class

[1] British Military Powerboat Trust - Gay Class

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History
HMS Gay Bombardier, a ship of the same class as Gay Bruiser
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Gay Bruiser
Builder	Vosper & Company
Launched	19 December 1952
Identification	Pennant number: P1044
General characteristics
Class and type	Gay-class fast patrol boat
Displacement	50 long tons (51 t) (standard) 65 long tons (66 t) (deep)
Length	75 feet 2 inches (22.9 m)
Beam	20 feet 1 inch (6.1 m)
Draught	4 feet 2 inches (1.3 m)
Propulsion	3 × V12 Packard engines 1,500 hp
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Complement	13
Armament	Either: 2 × 40mm guns 2 × 21-inch torpedoes Or: 1 × 4.5-inch gun 1 × 40mm gun

Summary

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