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TG Purvis’s Painting of HMS Petersfield off Hong Kong

Posted: June 7th, 2024 | No Comments »

TG Purvis (1861–1933) – HMS Petersfield off Hong Kong – a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate in the First World War. Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 23 February 1925 for service on the China Station as an admiral’s yacht.



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