ID Needed!
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Forum Name: Where Are Those Boats Now
Forum Description: Tell everybody where those old boats are
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Printed Date: 26 March 2026 at 4:07pm
Topic: ID Needed!
Posted By: Jack the Gunner
Subject: ID Needed!
Date Posted: 08 July 2010 at 1:44am
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Dear All, I have a picy which I took at Chatham last year, it had the hull form of an IMS with the number 484 and wondered if anyone knew any history of it.
I have a photo but unable to get it down to 50Kb, without going fuzzy.
TIA.
Jack the Gunner.
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Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 08 July 2010 at 8:05pm
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Hi there,
Difficult to say without seeing it but....could be an ex Belgian minesweeper which has been laid up on the river for some time now, has an odd name but not so odd I can rember it! it did actually move into Chatham Marina last year for navy days, and then back to the river, bit of a state now and bumped the outer gates on entry...
Johnk
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Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 08 July 2010 at 9:25pm
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Belgian "Ham" Class IMS.
484 Dinant was sold to Danish breakers in 1990 as far as records suggest, more likely 483 Ougree;
http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/msi-mine-sweeper-inshore-f13/m483-ougree-t383-45.htm - http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/msi-mine-sweeper-inshore-f13/m483-ougree-t383-45.htm
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Posted By: Jack the Gunner
Date Posted: 09 July 2010 at 12:15am
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JohnK & Christian, Many thanks for the info gents.
Thanx
Jack the Gunner
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