The First World War auxiliary minesweeper HMS Lady Brown & Co of Clydebank built her in 1905 as Gwalia for the Barry & Bristol Channel Steamship Co. The Furness Railway bought her in 1910 and renamed her Lady Moyra. The Admiralty requisitioned her in 1914 and she served in the Royal Navy until 1918. WH Tucker of Swansea bought her in 1918 and returned her to civilian service. P&A Campbell of Bristol bought her in 1922 and renamed her Brighton Queen in 1933. The Admiralty requisitioned her again in 1939 and sent her to Dunkirk in June 1940 to serve in Operation Dynamo. Enemy aircraft
The First World War auxiliary minesweeper HMS Lady Brown & Co of Clydebank built her in 1905 as Gwalia for the Barry & Bristol Channel Steamship Co. The Furness Railway bought her in 1910 and renamed her Lady Moyra. The Admiralty requisitioned her in 1914 and she served in the Royal Navy until 1918. WH Tucker of Swansea bought her in 1918 and returned her to civilian service. P&A Campbell of Bristol bought her in 1922 and renamed her Brighton Queen in 1933. The Admiralty requisitioned her again in 1939 and sent her to Dunkirk in June 1940 to serve in Operation Dynamo. Enemy aircraft sank her at Dunkirk on 1 June 1940.
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