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| 1,788 tons and
built in 1935, she was requisitioned for the RN, and later purchased in
1940 as a Mine Destructor Vessel (MDV) within M/S 3. She was used as a
stop-gap measure for combating magnetic mines, along with 9 other ships of
the type (plus 2 non-engined). She was armed with 8 x 20mm guns on single mountings and fitted with
a 300-ton electro-magnet in her bow to set off any magnetic mines near to the ship.
Structural damage became a frequent happening. In 1944 she was re-designated
'Repair
Ship' and was sent for disposal in November 1946.
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