M 810 - HMS Turmoil


Tri-ang Minic Ships - M 810 HMS Turmoil

This is the Tri-ang Minic Ships model of HMS Turmoil one of the Royal Navy's eight "Bustler" Class Fleet Tugs, commissioned during the Second World War, which were designed for ocean towing and salvage in support of the fleet.


Specifications

Builders: Henry Robb Ltd, Leith
Laid Down:  
Launched:  
Commissioned: 14th July 1944
Displacement: 1,630 tons Full Load
Length (OA): 205 ft ( 62.5 m )
Beam: 41 ft ( 12.5 m )
Draft: 13 ft ( 3.9 m )
Propulsion: 2 x Atlas Polar 8 cylinder diesel engines producing, 1 shaft, 4,000 BHP
Maximum Speed: 16 knots
Complement: 42
Disposal: 1965 sold to a salvage company and renamed Nisos Kerkyra
( Statistical information from Jane's Fighting Ships 1966 - 67 Edition )