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The HMS Aberdeen was a Grimsby Class Sloop [1] in the British Royal Navy.
Built in the Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth,UK) by Thornycroft (Southampton, UK), it was launched on 22nd January 1936 and sold for scrap on the 16th December 1948.[2]
HMS Aberdeen had a displacement of 990 tons. Its top speed was 16.5 knots, carried a compliment of 100, and was armed with two 4.7-inch QF guns, one 3 inch, and four 3 pounder guns.
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[edit]HMS Aberdeen (L97) - http://www.hcmm.org.uk/hqswellington/grimsby_sloops.asp hon comp master mariners Launched 22nd January 1936 in Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth. Aberdeen served with the Royal Navy until being sold for scrap on the 16th December 1948.