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|Ship name=*''Tonbridge'' (1924–40)
*HMS ''Tonbridge'' (1940–41)
|Ship owner=*Southern Railway (1924–40)
*Admiralty (1940–41)
|Ship operator=*Southern Railway (1924–40)
*Royal Navy (1940–41)
|Ship registry={{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} [[London]], United Kingdom
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|Ship builder=D W Henderson & Sons Ltd.
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|Ship launched=3 June 1924
|Ship completed=21 July 1924
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|Ship out of service=22 August 1941
|Ship identification=*Code Letters KRDL (1924–34)
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*Code Letters MLYV (1934–41)
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*Pennant Number T119 (1940–41)
*United Kingdom [[Official Number]] 147690
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|Ship type=*[[Cargo ship]] (1924–40)
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|Ship power=Two triple expansion steam engines, 166 NHP each
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'''''Tonbridge''''' was a twin-screw [[cargo ship]] that was built in 1924 by [[D. and W. Henderson and Company|D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd.]], [[Glasgow]] for the [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]]. She was requisitioned by the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] in 1940 and converted to a [[netlayer]]. She was in service until bombed and sunk by a German aircraft on 22 August 1941.

==Description==
As built, ''Tonbridge'' was {{convert|220|ft|4|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|33|ft|6|in|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|14|ft|1|in|m|2}}.<ref name=Tonbridge30>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b1204.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs |author=Lloyd's of London|year=1930 |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref> She was powered by two [[triple expansion steam engine]]s,<ref name=Clydesite>{{cite web |url=http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=9722 |title=Tonbrigde |publisher=Caledonian Maritime Research Trust |accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref> which had cylinders of {{convert|14|in|cm}}, {{convert|25|in|cm}} and {{convert|41|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|24|in|cm}} stroke. The engines were built by Henderson. They were rated at 166 [[nominal horsepower|NHP]] each.<ref name=Tonbridge30/> Twin screw propellers gave the ship a speed of {{convert|15|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=HW633/>

==History==
===Southern Railway===
''Tonbridge'' was built in 1924 as yard number 633 by [[D. and W. Henderson and Company|D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd.]], [[Glasgow]] for the [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]]. She was launched on 3 June 1924 and completed on 21 July 1924.<ref name=Clydesite/><ref name=HW633>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=633 |title=Tonbridge |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref> Her port of registry was [[London]]. The [[Code Letters]] KRDL and United Kingdom [[Official Number]] 147690 were allocated.<ref name=Tonbridge30/> With the change of Code Letters in 1934, ''Tonbridge'' was allocated the letters MLYV.<ref name=Tonbridge34>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/34/34b0847.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs |author=Lloyd's of London|year=1934 |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref>

===Royal Navy===
In October 1940, ''Tonbridge'' was requisitioned by the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]]. She was converted to a [[netlayer]] for the [[Royal Navy]]. She served as HMS ''Tonbridge'' with the [[pennant number]]  T119.<ref name=Clydesite/> On 22 August 1941, HMS ''Tonbridge'' was bombed and sunk in the  [[North Sea]] off [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]] by German aircraft. She was lost [[cable length|3 cables]] ({{convert|0.3|nmi|m}}) off the [[Scroby Sands|Scroby Elbow Buoy]] with the loss of 35 of her crew.<ref name=NH084122>{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4108-35AUG02.htm |title=Naval Events, August 1941 (Part 2 of 2) Friday 15th - Sunday 31st |first=Don |last=Kindell |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref>


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[[Category:Ships of the Southern Railway (UK)]]
[[Category:World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in August 1941]]
[[Category:Ships sunk by German aircraft]]