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Name={Ford class large patrol craft} | Builders={Various (Droxford - Issac Pimblott, Northwich, 1953)} | Operators= Royal Navy
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Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship type=Large patrol craft | Ship displacement=120 long tons (122 t) standard 140 long tons (142 t) full load[1] |
Ship length=117 feet 2 inches (35.71 m)* | |
The Ford class seaward defence boats were built for the Royal Navy commencing in 1951. The lead boat, HMS Shalford (P3101) was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders on the Clyde.
HMS Droxford served for a time as the tender for Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities Royal Naval Unit, and was administered by RNR Clyde. The Ship, with her compliment of two Officers, three Senior and 5 Junior Ratings <ref name="Janes83"> <and Jack Russell Data> / The vessel was used to train Honorary Midshipmen who were students of the universities and participated in coastal navigation and seamanship training along the river Clyde and west coast of Scotland.>[citation needed] HMS Beckford (P3104) was re-named HMS Dee and served as the tender to Liverpool University Royal Naval Unit.[citation needed]
Ships
[edit]- HMS Shalford (P3101)
- HMS Aberford (P3102)
- HMS Axford (P3103)
- HMS Beckford (P3104)
- HMS Brayford (P3105)
- HMS Bryansford (P3106)
- HMS Camberford (P3107)
- HMS Desford (P3108)
- HMS Greatford (P3109)
- HMS Gifford (P3111)
- HMS Droxford (P3113)
- HMS Mayford (P3114)
- HMS Hinksford (P3115)
- HMS Ickford (P3116)
- HMS Dubford (P3119)
- HMS Glassford (P3120)
- HMS Kingsford (P3121)
- HMS Marlingford (P3122)
- HMS Tilford (P3123)
- HMS Montford (P3124)
A new Facebook (Tm) page called Friends of HMS Droxford is now in existence.