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Glen Avon
Launched on 30th May,
1912 by Ailsa Shipbuilding at Troon
Engines : Compound diagonal, 26.5 and 52 in x 54 in
Dimensions : 220 ft x 27.1 ft
509 Gross Registered
Tons
Remained on the
Bristol Channel throughout her peacetime career
Lost on 3rd September 1944 when she sank at her moorings at
Port-en-Bessin, France, during a severe gale
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