HMS Meon
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hms-meon-266-2776701
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HMS Meon
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HMS Meon was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. The vessel was used primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic, but also took part in the Invasion of Normandy. After the war, the ship was converted to a headquarters vessel for amphibious operations, and saw service in the Persian Gulf from 1952 to 1965, before being scrapped in 1966. She was named for the River Meon in the United Kingdom and was sponsored by the
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River-class frigate of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Meon
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2023-03-12T23:20:13Z
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