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BPV2

PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:19 pm
by Whickham
B.P.V. 2 heading back to Palmers at Hebburn after trails having been converted from a landing craft to a Beach Protection Vessel.
She was built by Tees-Side Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd. at Middlesbrough, launched 11/08/1941.
Completed as BPV2 & renamed LCF2 in 1942 (LCF being Landing Craft Flack)
Armed with 8 x 2pdr Pompoms and 4 x Oerlikons.
Lost, cause unknown, off Normandy beaches 17/08/1944.

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Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair