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Duchess of Albany
Built in 1889 by Scott of Greenock (Yard no 271)
Length : 170.4 feet - breadth 22.1 feet (51.9 x 6.7 metres)
GRT : 256
Engine : Compound diagonal 23 and 54 in x 54 in
Built to maintain railway connections from Portsmouth to
Ryde on the Isle of Wight for the LSWR / LBSCR
Launched : 7/11/1889
Served as a minesweeper as HMS Duchess of Richmond during World War I
Scrapped 1928
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