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PS Duchess of Norfolk
''Duchess of Norfolk'' was a paddle steamer which was built in 1911 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London and South Western Railway, who operated a joint service to the Isle of Wight. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for use as minesweeper HMS ''Duchess of Norfolk'' during the First World War, returning to her owners after the war ended. She passed to the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923.
In 1937, she was sold to Cosens & Co Ltd and renamed ''Embassy''. During the Second World War, she was again requisitioned for use as a minesweeper, this time being named HMS ''Ambassador''. Postwar she was returned to her owners, and regained her former name ''Embassy''. She served until 1966. She was scrapped in 1967.
==Description==
The ship was built by D & W Henderson Ltd, Glasgow. She was yard number 475 and was launched on 25 July 1911 with completion in August 1911. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was powered by a compound steam engine, which had cylinders of and bore by stroke.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 This could propel her at a speed of .〔
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