H.M.S.WALLASEA (Under way)
Ship No 339
Isle Class armed trawler.
An order for an armed trawler of the “Isle Class”
Primarily used for “Minesweeping” duties.
She was 463 tons, with an overall length of 150 feet, with a beam of 27 feet and 6 inches, and a draught of 14 feet and 6 inches.
She was launched from the yard on 22nd of April 1943.
H.M.S. Wallasea was to have a short war service as she was sunk by an E-Boat attack off the coast of Cornwall while on escort duty the 6th Jan 1944.
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