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Kestrel

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Ship identification? late 1920s maybe
« on: 19 September 2025 03:46:01 pm »
I have this unidentified ship amongst family photos... likely to be late 1920s..a tropical station it appears . Any suggestions welcome
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PhiloNauticus

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Re: Ship identification? late 1920s maybe
« Reply #1 on: 19 September 2025 08:09:51 pm »
It is a pre-war RN sloop - v. difficult to positively identify, but looks like Egret or Bittern class [built mid-late 1930s]
I cannot see any armament mounted, so could well be one of them that were employed on surveying duties, when the armament was removed -  HMS Stork perhaps - she served in the Far East pre-war.      Most photo's of these ships on the internet show them in full wartime mode, armed and with camouflage,  which make it difficult to pin down
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Re: Ship identification? late 1920s maybe
« Reply #2 on: 27 September 2025 11:55:43 am »
Thanks for the ID.. if none the wiser what the significance of this particular ship might be for a family member..
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