HMS Pretoria Castle
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HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) was a Union-Castle ocean liner that in the Second World War was converted into a Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser, and then converted again into an escort carrier. After the war she was converted back into a passenger liner and renamed Warwick Castle.
1939
Wikimedia, Wikidata
F61
Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom,
Location: 23.7833, -22.25, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1939-11-28T00:00:00Z
1939-11-28T00:00:00Z
1939 HMS Pretoria Castle
1939-04-18T00:00:00Z
1939-04-18T00:00:00Z
ship completed
1938-10-12T00:00:00Z
1938-10-12T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1942-08-01T00:00:00Z
1942-08-01T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1946-01-26T00:00:00Z
1946-01-26T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1939-11-28T00:00:00Z
1939-11-28T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1943-07-29T00:00:00Z
1943-07-29T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | shipwreck | 1939 | HMS Pretoria Castle | escort carrier, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Het Britse hulpvliegkampschip HMS Pretoria Castle werd alleen gebruikt voor training (2158 042214) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21275 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Pretoria Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AH574 Aircobra 1 RN Landing on HMS Pretoria Castle 04-04-1945 (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | AH574 Aircobra 1 RN landing on HMS Pretoria Castle 04-04-1945 | Commons | ||




