File:HMS Lady Moyra WWI IWM SP 1269.jpg

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English: The First World War auxiliary minesweeper HMS Lady Moyra.
John Brown & Co of Clydebank built her in 1905 as Gwalia for the Barry & Bristol Channel Steamship Co. The Furness Railway bought her in 1910 and renamed her Lady Moyra. The Admiralty requisitioned her in 1914 and she served in the Royal Navy until 1918. WH Tucker of Swansea bought her in 1918 and returned her to civilian service. P&A Campbell of Bristol bought her in 1922 and renamed her Brighton Queen in 1933. The Admiralty requisitioned her again in 1939 and sent her to Dunkirk in June 1940 to serve in Operation Dynamo. Enemy aircraft sank her at Dunkirk on 1 June 1940.
Date World War I
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This photograph SP 1269 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-01)
Author Surgeon Oscar Parkes
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16:03, 29 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:03, 29 October 2011300 × 198 (8 KB)Rcbutcher (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|The minesweeper HMS LADY MOYRA, a converted paddle steamer.}} |Source={{IWM Collections|SP 1269|1900-01}} |Date=World War I |Author=Surgeon Oscar Parkes |Permission={{PD-UKGov}} |other_versions= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lady Moyra

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