HMT Svana
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HMT Svana (FY 1707) was a minesweeper whaler of the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMT Svana |
| Builder | Smith's Dock Company. |
| Launched | 30 July 1930 |
| Acquired | April 1940 |
| Fate | Sunk on 8 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 268 tons |
She was originally built for the South Georgia Co. Ltd. by Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) and operated by Christian Salvesen & Co., Leith, UK. She was launched on 30 July 1930 with a displacement of 268 tons. She was taken over by the Admiralty in April 1940 and assigned to the Royal Naval Patrol Service. Under the command of Lt. John McDonald Ruttan,[2] DSC, RCNVR she was bombed and sunk off Alexandria, Egypt on 8 April 1942.[3]