HMS Mercia

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HMS Mercia was a shore establishment of the Royal Navy based in Smith Street, Coventry, England. It functioned as a communications training centre. [1]

The ship was commissioned on 1 October 1984, and paid off on 29 July 1994, when the ship's company were moved to HMS Forward in nearby Birmingham. [1] : 111 

When HMS Mercia was decommissioned, her ship's bell was presented to Coventry Cathedral.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Warlow, Ben (2000). Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy. Maritime Books. p. 93. ISBN   978-0-907771-74-6.
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