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c.1952 Built by [[Vosper]] fitted with a [[Metropolitan-Vickers: Jet Engines|Metropolitan-Vickers: G2]] engine in conjunction with a pair of Napier Deltic diesel engines. The structure was built using "Noral" aluminium alloys<ref>The Times June 15, 1953</ref> | c.1952 Built by [[Vosper]] fitted with a [[Metropolitan-Vickers: Jet Engines|Metropolitan-Vickers: G2]] engine, a development of the [[Metropolitan-Vickers: Gatric|Gatric]] engine, in conjunction with a pair of Napier Deltic diesel engines. The structure was built using "Noral" aluminium alloys<ref>The Times June 15, 1953</ref> | ||
1953 Her sister ship, [[HMS Bold Pioneer]] was the first operational gas turbine powered warship<ref>The Times, January 22, 1953</ref> | 1953 Her sister ship, [[HMS Bold Pioneer]] was the first operational gas turbine powered warship<ref>The Times, January 22, 1953</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:53, 7 February 2019
Fast patrol vessel of the Royal Navy.
Bold-class experimental gas-turbine powered attack craft
c.1952 Built by Vosper fitted with a Metropolitan-Vickers: G2 engine, a development of the Gatric engine, in conjunction with a pair of Napier Deltic diesel engines. The structure was built using "Noral" aluminium alloys[1]
1953 Her sister ship, HMS Bold Pioneer was the first operational gas turbine powered warship[2]
Scrapped 1962.
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