120571: SS Knight Bachelor (164068) /HMS Cypres (X44) HMS Cape Sable (F122)
The SS Knight Bachelor was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow in 1936 for the Trident Line. She was requistioned by the Admiralty in 1939, converted to an anti-submarine Q Decoy Ship and renamed HMS Cypres. In 1942 she was converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser and renamed the HMS Cape Sable.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Also Known As:
- SS Knight Bachelor; HMS Cyprus; SS Eastern Venturer; SS Gema
- Type Of Boat:
- Cargo Steamship; Anti Submarine Q Ship; Armed Merchant Cruiser
- Registration:
- 164068
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP