HMS Cambrian (1939)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
|
| Builder | Cochrane and Sons, Selby, Yorkshire |
| Launched | 21 May 1924 |
| Acquired | September 1939 |
| Commissioned | September 1939 |
| Fate | Sank after striking a mine, 30 May 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Boom defence vessel |
| Tonnage | 338 GRT |
| Length | 138 feet 4 inches (42.16 m) |
| Beam | 23 feet 7.5 inches (7.201 m) |
| Depth | 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine and single screw |
HMS Cambrian was a boom defence vessel of the Royal Navy in the Second World War. She was built by Cochrane and Sons of Selby, Yorkshire in 1924 as the fishing trawler Lord Derby. She operated on the Yorkshire coast fishery and was renamed Ocean Knight in 1935 and Stella Procyon in 1939. Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Cambrian. Cambrian served on the defence booms around Portsmouth and was sunk there on 30 May 1940 after striking a naval mine, with the loss of 23 of her crew. Parts of the wreck remain in the Solent and are marked by a buoy.