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RAF 2748 Dragged Up Slipway for Breakup

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A further update identifies former RAF launch 2748 as an RTTL and describes chains through the hull to haul her up the slipway for breakup.

Published 21 July 2025

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A follow-up note from John Dora identifies 2748 as an RAF RTTL (Rescue and Target Towing Launch), and says she may have been one of the last examples of her type still in one piece.

The update reports that chains were passed through her hull to drag her up the slipway for breakup.

Credit: Spitfires of the Sea / John Dora

Source:
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