HMS Port Napier
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HMS
Port Napier was laid down in 1940 at Swan, Hunter &
Wigham Richardson in Newcastle. Since the Royal Navy
needed more ships in the war against Germany, Port Napier
was taken over by the navy in June 1940 and completed as a
minelayer. She was put in service for 1.Minelaying
Squadron. 27.November 1940 a fire broke out, and with lots
of ammunition on board, she was deemed a grave danger. She
was towed across the channel towards a remote bay where
she was abandoned. Some time later a huge explosion ripped
the bridge section of. In 1955 the Royal Navy finally
decided to remove the dangerous cargo. The broken remains
of her rest on a depth of 18 to 25 meter between the two
buoys outside the coastline of Loch Alsh.
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 Picture: The remains of HMS Port Napier Originally from skovheim.org  |
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