HMS Evadne

HMS Evadne at Gibraltar
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • 1931-1950 Evadne
  • 1950-1951 Zapala
NamesakeEvadne
Owner
BuilderCamper and Nicholsons, Southampton
Yard number388
LaunchedFebruary 1931
Completed1931
Identification
United Kingdom
NameEvadne
CommissionedSeptember 1939
IdentificationFY 009
FateReturned to civil use as a yacht
Panama
NameMarala
Identification
General characteristics
TypeArmed yacht
Displacement581 tons
Length58.83 m (193 ft 0 in)
Beam8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
Draught3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
PropulsionTwo 8cyl MAN 750 bhp (560kw) diesel engines
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Complement45
Armament

HMS Evadne (FY 009) was a converted yacht, commissioned as a warship by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She survives today as the yacht Marala.

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