HMS Whimbrel - The Last of Her Kind

Surviving ships from the 1940s are a rare breed. Most are either museums, shallow water wrecks, or a handful of merchants still chugging along. And, of course, oddities like the Taiwanese submarines.
But, HMS Whimbrel is an interesting case. The last British ship that was present for the surrender of Japan. One of very, very few old British warships left. And a true veteran, at that. Even if her service life was...mostly uneventful.
Does that mean she'll become a museum? Who knows. The British have tried, several times, but the Egyptians have yet to bite. As of now, Whimbrel- or Tariq -remains high and dry in Alexandria. Assuming, of course, she hasn't been scrapped in the couple months since the most recent satellite imagery.
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