Four plates for H.M. minelayers 'Apollo' and 'Welshman', these -- 8 x 9in. (20.4 x 22.9cm.), and H.M. frigates 'Argonaut' and 'Llandaff' -- 5 x 9in. (12.7 x 22.9cm.) (4)

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Four plates for H.M. minelayers 'Apollo' and 'Welshman', these -- 8 x 9in. (20.4 x 22.9cm.), and H.M. frigates 'Argonaut' and 'Llandaff' -- 5 x 9in. (12.7 x 22.9cm.) (4)

Lot Essay

Apollo [carried 100 mines] 2,650 tons, 410' x 39', launched 5.4.1943; b.u. 1962
Welshman [carried 160 mines] 2,650 tons, 400½' x 40', launched 4.9.1940; sunk off Crete by U.617, 1.2.1943
Argonaut 2,350 tons, 360' x 41', launched 8.2.1966; still in service in 1982
Llandaff 2,170 tons, 330' x 40', launched 30.11.1955; sold to the Bangladesh Navy in 1976 and renamed Domar Parooq

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