HMS Tulip (K29)
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NameHMS Tulip
Ordered31 August 1939
Laid down30 May 1940
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tulip |
| Ordered | 31 August 1939 |
| Builder | Smiths Dock Company, South Bank, Middlesbrough |
| Laid down | 30 May 1940 |
| Launched | 4 September 1940 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1940 |
| Out of service | Sold in May 1947 |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | Whaling ship between 1950 and 1964 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K29 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Flower-class corvette |
| Displacement | 925 long tons (940 t) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) at 2,750 hp (2,050 kW) |
| Range | 3,500 nautical miles at 12 knots (6,500 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 85 men |
| Armament |
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HMS Tulip was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy. The corvette was launched by Smiths Dock Company on 4 September 1940 and was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 18 November 1940.
