In the war, she served as a base ship for coastal minesweepers and, on 27 August 1942, was once again renamed as Oil Fuel Hulk C77 to release her name for use by a light aircraft carrier, HMS Warrior, then under construction. [62] She refuelled 5,000 ships during her service at …

Jul 31, 2018 · On 13th March 1929 she was towed to her new home, Llanion Fuel Depot at Pembroke in Wales to begin life as a floating oil jetty under the name of Oil Fuel Hulk C77. Over the next 50 years some 5,000 ships refuelled alongside.

Sep 2, 2011 · So she remained at Portsmouth, idle and useless, until in March 1929 it was decided to send her to Llanion on the Cleddau where she would operate as Oil Fuel Hulk No C77. Over the next 50...

August 1942 wurde sie nochmals in Oil Fuel Hulk C77 umbenannt, da der Name Warrior mittlerweile für den in Bau befindlichen leichten Flugzeugträger HMS Warrior (R31) der Colossus-Klasse vorgesehen war.

Dec 6, 2023 · After that, for 50 years, between 1927 and 1979, she was converted into an oil jetty. Commissioned: 1861 Decommissioned: 1883 During this time, she had a number of names, including Vernon III in 1904, Warrior in 1923, Oil Fuel Hulk C77 in 1942, and then back to HMS Warrior (1860) in 1985.

Converted into a floating oil pontoon and renamed OIL FUEL HULK C77. 1983. Ownership transferred to the Warrior Preservation Trust and underwent restoration at Hartlepool. 1987. Returned to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for display

Renamed Oil Fuel Hulk C77 as floating oil jetty at Pembroke Dock, Wales. Reverted to Warrior 1979 for preservation as museum ship at Portsmouth. Only example of 45 iron hulls built between 1861 and 1877 to survive.

Five years on, she inherited the name Oil Fuel Hulk C77 when starting life as a shipkeeper's home and floating oil jetty at Pembroke Dock in Wales. Some 5,000 ships refuelled alongside her in her 50 years at Pembroke.

Oil Fuel Hulk C77, 27 August 1942; HMS Warrior (1860), 1985; Status: Museum ship: General characteristics; Class and type: Warrior-class armoured frigate: Displacement: 9,137 long tons (9,284 t) Length: 420 ft (128.0 m) Beam: 58 ft 4 in (17.8 m) Draught: 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) Installed power: 5,772 ihp (4,304 kW) 10 rectangular boilers; Propulsion

HMS Warrior (1860) (also known as Vernon III and Oil Fuel Hulk C77) was the world's first ocean-going iron-hulled armoured battleship. She was built for the Royal Navy as a counter to the French battleship Gloire .