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Achernar

	GUCC Fleet No.	1
	Class	Star
	Original Type:	Motor
	Known As	Small Woolwich
	Date Built	9.11.35
	Hull Construction	Steel Composite
	Registered	BREN 546
	Intended Paring	203

History

Passed to BW on nationalisation. By 1965 was a maintenance boat on North Oxford and Coventry canals with a nameplate Achener. Being rebuilt top of Factory locks. Moved to Birchills 3/01. Still there with no discernible work being done.

Factoids

No. 18 - HMS Centaur In 1959, HMS Centaur was used during the making of the film Sink the Bismarck! To depict flight operations from both HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal; (she is clearly marked with her post-war pennant number R06 in both scenes). Three surviving Fairey Swordfish biplanes were restored and flown from her decks, and scenes were also shot on the bridge of the carrier, and in the aircrew briefing room.

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