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HMS Killingholme (1916) CV (1st) |
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This the only ship to carry the name HMS Killingholme was a
seaplane carrying paddle steamer. Originally a double-ended paddle steamer built for the Great Central Railway's Humber River ferry service. Requisitioned for the Royall Navy 21-Feb-1916 to carry two or three floatplanes for coastal anti-airship patrols and based at Killingholme. Displaced 508 tons, 195ft x 31ft 6in x 8ft 7in, powered 2 x compound engines through 2 x paddlewheels. The attempts at intercepting airships were not successful and she was returned to her owners 21-Apr-1917. Sister ship to HMS Brocklesby. Ownership was transferred to the London & Great Eastern Railway Company when they took over the Great Central Railway 1923, and she was used for excursion cruising. Requisitioned for a second time in May-1941 during World War 2 and used as a barrage balloon vessel at Grimsby. Returned to her owners Mar-1945, but was scrapped without being returned to service.
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