| Built By: | Swan Hunter (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | F17 |
| Fate: | Sold to Italian Ship breakers in 1964 and scrapped at La Spezia, |
Commissioned as HMS Artifex in January 1961
| 06-02-1924 | Launched |
| 30-09-1939 | Passenger ship Aurania requisitioned by the Admiralty from the Cunard White Star Ltd, Liverpool for conversion to an armed merchant cruiser. |
| 24-03-1942 | Sold to the Admiralty following damage sustained in an attack by U-123, laid up for some time, but finally converted into a repair ship finished in 1944 |
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| Admiralty Approved | 13th Jun, 1946 | |
| Symbology | The name is derived from the Latin for "artificer". | |
| Design Notes | Three sledgehammers: one erect, two in saltire, surmounted by a black anvil on a gold background. | |
| Displacement | 19,000 tons |
| Length | 538ft |
| Beam | 65ft 3in |
| Draught | 32ft 4in (max) |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Armament | Several 20mm AA guns |
| Compliment | 592 |
Lieutenant-Commander H P de C Steel, Royal Navy, HMS Triton testimony given at the Board of Inquiry into the circumstances of the loss of HMS Oxley
Galabell thought he was taking his family to the Baku Festival and a long overdue visit to his parents. The trip becomes a nightmare as they all become caught in the middle of a conflict between trans-galactic Industry and the Federal Government.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 13th Jun, 1946 | |
| Symbology | The name is derived from the Latin for "artificer". | |
| Design Notes | Three sledgehammers: one erect, two in saltire, surmounted by a black anvil on a gold background. | |
| Displacement | 19,000 tons |
| Length | 538ft |
| Beam | 65ft 3in |
| Draught | 32ft 4in (max) |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Armament | Several 20mm AA guns |
| Compliment | 592 |
Lieutenant-Commander H P de C Steel, Royal Navy, HMS Triton testimony given at the Board of Inquiry into the circumstances of the loss of HMS Oxley
Galabell thought he was taking his family to the Baku Festival and a long overdue visit to his parents. The trip becomes a nightmare as they all become caught in the middle of a conflict between trans-galactic Industry and the Federal Government.
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