Re:TAY LSE 52

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: TAY was a 'River' class frigate. : See: : http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/93.html : and also: : http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/museums.nsf/WebFullList/CBD0C4AE8183CDF48025745D003964B8?OpenDocument : The fact that it appears after another name was quite normal for a 'small ship'; it meant that the first named ship (actually usually a shore base)was responsible for admin/pay etc. : : LSE.52 was a 'Landing Ship, Emergency Repair'. : A number of Tank Landing Ships (LST) were converted to repair ships, with the tank decks fitted out as repair ships, equipped to undertake work on engines, shafts, propellers etc.



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