- HMS Walney (M104)
HMS "Walney" (M104) is a "Sandown"-class
minehunter of the BritishRoyal Navy . She is the fourth of the Sandown-class minehunters, and the second ship to carry the name, which comes from the island off Barrow-in-Furness on the north-west coast of England.She was launched on 25 November 1991 and commissioned on 19 August 1992.
HMS "Walney" has battle honours from the Atlantic in 1941-42 and Africa in 1942.
The ship is affiliated to the town of
Barrow-in-Furness , the casualty department atFurness General Hospital and TS Quantock Sea Cadet Corps inAshton-under-Lyne .External links
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2133 Royal Navy site]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/image_galleries/hms_walney_aboutship_gallery.shtml BBC Cumbria photo gallery]
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