Maritime History
Elizabeth Smit was a ship built in 1941, and scrapped in 2020. It was built for the Royal Navy as the MMS-class minesweeper HMS MMS 54. It was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1944, serving as HNLMS Marken. In 1957, it became a school ship for the Dutch Zeekadetenkorps. It was sold in 1977 and turned into a barquentine in civilian service, renamed Elizabeth Smit. It was badly damaged in 2002 and was scrapped in 2020.
Barry Docks.
Frederick Reefs.
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