HMS Gay Bruiser (P1044)

History
HMS Gay Bombardier, a ship of the same class as Gay Bruiser

Name:	HMS Gay Bruiser
Builder:	Vosper & Company
Launched:	19 December 1952
Identification:	Pennant number: P1044
General characteristics
Class & type:	Gay-class fast patrol boat
Displacement:	50 long tons (51 t) (standard) 65 long tons (66 t) (deep)
Length:	75 feet 2 inches (22.9 m)
Beam:	20 feet 1 inch (6.1 m)
Draught:	4 feet 2 inches (1.3 m)
Propulsion:	3 × V12 Packard engines 1,500 hp
Speed:	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Complement:	13
Armament:	Either: 2 × 40mm guns 2 × 21-inch torpedoes Or: 1 × 4.5-inch gun 1 × 40mm gun

HMS Gay Bruiser was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 19 December 1952. She was the third ship to be launched in her class.

The ship was reported to have been at the Wessex Power Units Yard during the early 1960s.^[1]

References

↑ British Military Powerboat Trust - Gay Class

Gay-class fast patrol boat

Gay Archer Gay Bombardier Gay Bowman Gay Bruiser Gay Caribineer Gay Cavalier Gay Centurion Gay Charger Gay Charioteer Gay Dragoon Gay Fencer Gay Forester

Followed by: Dark class List of patrol vessels of the Royal Navy

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