COPY PHOTOGRAPH: The tilt inclinometer from the Thetis which sank in Liverpool Bay.
Copy Photograph: The tilt inclinometer from the Thetis
This material is held atArchifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives
- Reference
- GB 221 WSM283
- Alternative Id.GB 221 WSM/302
- Dates of Creation
- 1939 Jun. 1
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 item
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Thetis was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, England and launched on 29 June 1938. Thetis left Birkenhead for Liverpool Bay to conduct her final diving trials, accompanied by the tug Grebe Cock. As well as her normal complement of 59 men she was carrying technical observers from Cammell Laird and other naval personnel, a total of 103 men. She sank with the loss of 99 lives. She was salvaged, repaired and recommissioned as HMS Thunderbolt serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres until she was lost with all hands on 14 March 1943. This makes Thetis one of the few military vessels that have been lost twice with their crews in their service history.
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Cyflwr da /Good condition
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Amanda Sweet for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Thetis_(N25)
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