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HMS Linaria (K 282)
ex-Clash (PG 91)
ex-CN-309


Clash served only in the Royal Navy.

Action Class Gunboat: Laid down as CN-309 by Midland Shipyards, Ltd., Midland, Ontario, Canada; Renamed Clash (PG 91); Launched, 18 November 1942; Transferred to the Royal Navy 19 June 1943 under the Lend-Lease Program and commissioned HMS Linaria (K 282); Returned to U.S. custody, 27 July 1946; Sold, 15 January 1948 and reportedly converted to commercial service; Renamed Porto Offuro.

Specifications: Displacement 900 t; Length 205'; Beam 33'; Draft 14' 7"; Speed 16k; Complement 109; Armament one 102mm, one 2-pounder, one Hedgehog, four depth charge guns and two depth charge chutes; Propulsion 4-cylinder triple expansion, one shaft.


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Clash 64k . Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History:

Clash

Opposition; conflict.

Clash (PG-91), formerly CN-309, was launched 18 November 1942, by Midland Shipyards, Ltd., Midland, Ontario, Canada, for the U.S. Navy. Upon completion Clash was transferred to the Royal Navy on 19 June 1943 and commissioned as HMS Linaria. On 27 July 1946 she was returned to the U.S. Navy. Never commissioned in the U.S. Navy, Clash was sold on 15 January 1948.

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Linaria

A British name retained; a common plant having showy orange and yellow flowers and known also as toadflax (Linaria linaria).

Clash (PG-91) (q.r.) was renamed HMS Linaria upon transfer to the United Kingdom under lend lease 19 June 1943.


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