HMS Dovey was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Dovey was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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Dovey was 19th century slang for attractive, delightful, sweet.
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