Wartime Builds Chart

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The Morgan Giles shipyard  built over 100 vessels during the second world war.

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Evacuation of Tolbruk 1942

Two Morgan Giles HDMLs were captured by German Forces during the evacuation of Tolbruk in 1942.

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The engine running on The Margherita (HMS Tresham)

Two Minesweepers were built by Morgan Giles in the 1950s as part of a NATO programme to counter mines, which it was believed would be laid by the Soviet Union in western European coastal and inshore waters in the event of a war.

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The Morgan Giles Register

WYVERN

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Type/Class Admiralty > Seamanship Training Craft

Designer: F. C. Morgan Giles

Builder: Morgan Giles Ltd

Year: 1959

Ship statusNot registered
Yard Number717
Original Sail Number1127
Home PortUnknown
Known History

It is believed that WYVERN was lost in the Red Sea.  If you have any information to support this please let us know.

ConstructionTeak planking on Oak
LOA12.95m (42ft 6ins)
LWL9.30m (30ft 6ins)
Beam2.89m (9ft 6ins)
Draft 2.1m 6ft 10ins)
Displacement14000kg (30864lbs)
Thames Tonnage13 tons
OwnerUnknown