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Registration number
1887
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- 1933 - 1941 H.M.S. Elfin
- 1941 - 1958 H.M.S. Nettle
- 1958 - 1989 Drydock 18
- 1989 - 1995 Not Known
Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Location
Netherlands
Vessel type
Torpedo Recovery Vessel
Archive reason
Overseas Watch List
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1933
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Steam
Boiler type
Scotch Return Tube
Boilermaker
Arhnem Stoomsleephelling
Boiler year
1946
Boiler fuel
oil
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
25.00 feet
(7.63m)
Length: Overall
108.00 feet
(32.94m)
History
HMS ELFIN was built by J Samuel White & Co, Cowes in 1933 and served at Portland for the submarine depot. She was attached to the depotship HMS TITANIA. During the Second World War, she was transferred to Blyth and renamed HMS NETTLE. She was filmed for 'The Key' in 1957 before being sold in 1958 to Amsterdam Drydock Company for tank cleaning duties under the names DRYDOCK 18, HOM7, TCA1 until 1989 in active service. She was renamed HMS ELFIN by owners who bought her in 1995.
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