HMS Ford

HMS Ford

HMS "Ford" was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. "Ford" was renamed from HMS "Fleetwood" prior to launch.

ervice as "Forde"

In 1928 she was sold to Townsend Bros and converted into a car ferry between Dover and Calais, fitted with a stern door which folded down onto the quay. However, this was unusable, and the cars were craned on. She could carry 165 passengers and 26 cars. Two general saloons, a ladies’ saloon and three private state rooms were constructed.

During the Second World War "Forde" served under the Admiralty as a salvage vessel. Afterwards she was refitted at Southampton and returned to Dover as a car ferry on 12 April 1947. She was withdrawn in October 1949, sold and finished her days as a car ferry between Gibraltar and Algiers, finally being withdrawn in 1954.

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