41:
1092:
642:
1491:
26:
1639:
412:
AA gun, while most ships were fitted with four additional single
Oerlikon mounts over the course of the war. For escort work, her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40
1603:
1624:
619:
1629:
612:
536:
605:
576:
558:
512:
447:. She had a relatively quiet wartime career and was sold on 1 January 1948 for breaking up. She arrived at the breaker's yard at
367:
1035:
428:
66:
327:
class was designed as a small minesweeper that could be easily built in large numbers by civilian shipyards; as
1210:
628:
302:
142:
937:
1504:
823:
816:
527:
210:
1070:
795:
1588:
1441:
1063:
1028:
1007:
930:
858:
809:
405:
284:
1021:
965:
879:
676:
1581:
1532:
1343:
1161:
1077:
1014:
986:
908:
900:
837:
802:
781:
767:
725:
711:
432:
409:
70:
1056:
1000:
951:
893:
872:
697:
979:
958:
788:
704:
1518:
1182:
1042:
923:
732:
690:
363:
972:
439:
and launched on 22 July 1941. Thus far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy named after the
1634:
1427:
1357:
1097:
944:
683:
546:
336:
1567:
1553:
1546:
1539:
1525:
1455:
1420:
1392:
1238:
1196:
1049:
916:
844:
760:
753:
718:
355:
of 10 feet 3 inches (3.1 m). The ship's complement consisted of 60 officers and
1511:
1496:
1315:
1245:
774:
572:
554:
532:
508:
401:
278:
1574:
1560:
1112:
851:
662:
448:
398:
331:
were difficult to manufacture, the ships were designed to accept a wide variety of engines.
275:
124:
1462:
1252:
1154:
1133:
1126:
830:
348:
1476:
1434:
1413:
1378:
1294:
1280:
1217:
1203:
1175:
1168:
1119:
886:
522:
436:
344:
174:
74:
1618:
1399:
1385:
1350:
1329:
1322:
1308:
1259:
1231:
1224:
1147:
1105:
993:
865:
746:
669:
387:
328:
253:
228:
528:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
1371:
1364:
1287:
1266:
413:
356:
352:
588:
1469:
1406:
1301:
1273:
375:
308:
241:
148:
1448:
1336:
1189:
1140:
739:
647:
371:
312:
203:
597:
444:
340:
366:
geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two
25:
440:
383:
390:(5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
256:(5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
408:
AA gun. In some ships the 2-pounder was replaced a single or twin
601:
1604:
List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy
551:
British & Empire
Warships of the Second World War
1487:
1088:
638:
382:carried a maximum of 160 long tons (163 t) of
505:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
351:of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a
1640:World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom
374:(1,500 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16
553:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
613:
531:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
1625:Bangor-class minesweepers of the Royal Navy
620:
606:
598:
567:Warlow, Ben, Lt. Cdr., Royal Navy (2004)
507:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
370:. The engines produced a total of 2,000
335:displaced 656 long tons (667 t) at
459:
339:load and 820 long tons (830 t) at
20:
37:
7:
486:
484:
474:
472:
120:Sold for scrapping on 1 January 1948
160:656 long tons (667 t) standard
192:10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
184:28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
14:
1489:
1090:
640:
569:Battle Honours of the Royal Navy
39:
24:
571:, Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK
386:that gave her a range of 2,800
163:820 long tons (833 t) full
1630:Ships built on the River Blyth
1:
503:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
378:(30 km/h; 18 mph).
347:of 174 feet (53.0 m), a
315:during the Second World War.
110:NORTH SEA 1942, NORMANDY 1944
16:Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
368:Admiralty three-drum boilers
244:(30 km/h; 18 mph)
1656:
429:Blyth Shipbuilding Company
67:Blyth Shipbuilding Company
1599:
133:
32:
23:
406:QF 2-pounder (4 cm)
285:QF 2-pounder (4 cm)
211:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
173:174 ft (53 m)
525:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
420:Construction and career
362:She was powered by two
134:General characteristics
319:Design and description
397:s were armed with a
393:The turbine-powered
123:Arrived at yards at
1098:Royal Canadian Navy
632:-class minesweepers
451:on 19 August 1948.
399:3-inch (76 mm)
276:3-inch (76 mm)
466:Lenton, pp. 253–54
343:. The ship had an
1612:
1611:
1497:Royal Indian Navy
538:978-1-86176-281-8
402:anti-aircraft gun
293:
292:
279:anti-aircraft gun
127:on 19 August 1948
1647:
1495:
1493:
1492:
1096:
1094:
1093:
646:
644:
643:
622:
615:
608:
599:
564:
542:
518:
491:
488:
479:
476:
467:
464:
449:Thornaby-on-Tees
372:shaft horsepower
364:Metrovick-Curtis
125:Thornaby-on-Tees
84:6 September 1940
47:
44:
43:
42:
28:
21:
1655:
1654:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1646:
1645:
1644:
1615:
1614:
1613:
1608:
1595:
1490:
1488:
1483:
1091:
1089:
1084:
641:
639:
634:
626:
585:
561:
545:
539:
523:Colledge, J. J.
521:
515:
502:
499:
494:
489:
482:
478:Chesneau, p. 64
477:
470:
465:
461:
457:
422:
321:
206:(1,500 kW)
197:Installed power
106:
45:
40:
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1653:
1651:
1643:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1617:
1616:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1606:
1600:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1586:
1579:
1572:
1565:
1558:
1551:
1544:
1537:
1530:
1523:
1516:
1509:
1501:
1499:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1474:
1467:
1460:
1453:
1446:
1443:Trois Rivières
1439:
1432:
1425:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1306:
1299:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1102:
1100:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
906:
898:
891:
884:
877:
870:
863:
856:
849:
842:
835:
828:
821:
814:
807:
800:
793:
786:
779:
772:
765:
758:
751:
744:
737:
730:
723:
716:
709:
702:
695:
688:
681:
674:
667:
660:
652:
650:
636:
635:
627:
625:
624:
617:
610:
602:
596:
595:
584:
583:External links
581:
580:
579:
565:
559:
543:
537:
519:
513:
498:
495:
493:
492:
490:Lenton, p. 254
480:
468:
458:
456:
453:
437:Northumberland
421:
418:
410:20 mm Oerlikon
388:nautical miles
345:overall length
329:steam turbines
320:
317:
311:built for the
291:
290:
289:
288:
281:
270:
266:
265:
262:
258:
257:
250:
246:
245:
238:
234:
233:
232:
231:
229:steam turbines
225:
220:
216:
215:
214:
213:
207:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
171:
167:
166:
165:
164:
161:
156:
152:
151:
140:
139:Class and type
136:
135:
131:
130:
129:
128:
121:
116:
112:
111:
108:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
75:Northumberland
64:
60:
59:
53:
49:
48:
46:United Kingdom
35:
34:
30:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1652:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1622:
1620:
1605:
1602:
1601:
1598:
1592:
1591:
1587:
1585:
1584:
1580:
1578:
1577:
1573:
1571:
1570:
1566:
1564:
1563:
1559:
1557:
1556:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1545:
1543:
1542:
1538:
1536:
1535:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1521:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1510:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1498:
1486:
1480:
1479:
1475:
1473:
1472:
1468:
1466:
1465:
1461:
1459:
1458:
1454:
1452:
1451:
1447:
1445:
1444:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1422:Swift Current
1419:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1328:
1326:
1325:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1307:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1265:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1237:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1200:
1199:
1198:Drummondville
1195:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1004:
1003:
999:
997:
996:
992:
990:
989:
985:
983:
982:
978:
976:
975:
971:
969:
968:
964:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
933:
929:
927:
926:
922:
920:
919:
918:Middlesbrough
915:
913:
911:
907:
905:
903:
899:
897:
896:
892:
890:
889:
885:
883:
882:
878:
876:
875:
871:
869:
868:
864:
862:
861:
857:
855:
854:
850:
848:
847:
843:
841:
840:
836:
834:
833:
829:
827:
826:
822:
820:
819:
815:
813:
812:
808:
806:
805:
801:
799:
798:
794:
792:
791:
787:
785:
784:
780:
778:
777:
773:
771:
770:
766:
764:
763:
759:
757:
756:
752:
750:
749:
745:
743:
742:
738:
736:
735:
731:
729:
728:
724:
722:
721:
717:
715:
714:
710:
708:
707:
703:
701:
700:
696:
694:
693:
689:
687:
686:
682:
680:
679:
675:
673:
672:
668:
666:
665:
661:
659:
658:
654:
653:
651:
649:
637:
633:
631:
623:
618:
616:
611:
609:
604:
603:
600:
594:
592:
587:
586:
582:
578:
577:1-904459-05-6
574:
570:
566:
562:
560:1-55750-048-7
556:
552:
548:
547:Lenton, H. T.
544:
540:
534:
530:
529:
524:
520:
516:
514:0-85177-146-7
510:
506:
501:
500:
496:
487:
485:
481:
475:
473:
469:
463:
460:
454:
452:
450:
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
427:was built by
426:
419:
417:
415:
414:depth charges
411:
407:
404:and a single
403:
400:
396:
391:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
318:
316:
314:
310:
307:
305:
300:
299:
286:
282:
280:
277:
273:
272:
271:
268:
267:
263:
260:
259:
255:
251:
248:
247:
243:
239:
236:
235:
230:
226:
223:
222:
221:
218:
217:
212:
208:
205:
201:
200:
199:
196:
195:
191:
188:
187:
183:
180:
179:
176:
172:
169:
168:
162:
159:
158:
157:
154:
153:
150:
147:
145:
141:
138:
137:
132:
126:
122:
119:
118:
117:
114:
113:
109:
104:
103:
99:
96:
95:
91:
88:
87:
83:
80:
79:
76:
72:
68:
65:
62:
61:
58:
54:
51:
50:
36:
31:
27:
22:
19:
1589:
1582:
1575:
1568:
1561:
1554:
1547:
1540:
1533:
1526:
1519:
1512:
1505:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1456:
1449:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1407:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1379:
1372:
1365:
1358:
1351:
1344:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1317:Medicine Hat
1316:
1309:
1302:
1295:
1288:
1281:
1274:
1267:
1260:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1212:Fort William
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
939:Parrsborough
938:
931:
924:
917:
912: (J197)
909:
904: (J193)
901:
894:
887:
880:
873:
866:
859:
852:
845:
838:
831:
824:
817:
810:
803:
796:
789:
782:
775:
768:
761:
754:
747:
740:
733:
726:
719:
712:
705:
698:
691:
684:
677:
670:
663:
656:
655:
629:
593:at Uboat.net
590:
568:
550:
526:
504:
497:Bibliography
462:
424:
423:
394:
392:
379:
361:
332:
324:
322:
309:minesweepers
303:
297:
295:
294:
155:Displacement
143:
97:Commissioned
92:22 July 1941
56:
18:
1506:Baluchistan
1254:Guysborough
1114:Bellechasse
832:Guysborough
818:Fraserburgh
713:Bridlington
283:1 × single
274:1 × single
252:2,800
202:2,000
149:minesweeper
105:Honours and
100:21 May 1942
1635:1941 ships
1619:Categories
1590:Rohilkhand
1464:Vegreville
1156:Chedabucto
1135:Burlington
1128:Brockville
1072:Whitehaven
910:Lyme Regis
902:Lyme Regis
860:Ilfracombe
839:Hartlepool
804:Felixstowe
797:Eastbourne
648:Royal Navy
455:References
313:Royal Navy
261:Complement
219:Propulsion
1583:Rajputana
1534:Kathiawar
1478:Westmount
1436:Transcona
1415:Stratford
1380:Port Hope
1345:Miramichi
1296:Lockeport
1282:Kentville
1247:Grandmère
1219:Gananoque
1205:Esquimalt
1177:Courtenay
1170:Clayoquot
1163:Chignecto
1121:Blairmore
1065:Wedgeport
1030:Tadoussac
1023:Stornoway
1009:Shippigan
946:Peterhead
888:Lockeport
881:Llandudno
811:Fort York
762:Clydebank
685:Blackpool
678:Beaumaris
657:Ardrossan
591:Ardrossan
445:Ardrossan
425:Ardrossan
380:Ardrossan
341:deep load
333:Ardrossan
298:Ardrossan
81:Laid down
57:Ardrossan
1520:Carnatic
1401:Red Deer
1387:Quatsino
1352:Mulgrave
1331:Milltown
1324:Melville
1310:Malpeque
1261:Ingonish
1233:Goderich
1226:Georgian
1184:Cowichan
1149:Caraquet
1107:Bayfield
1079:Worthing
1016:Sidmouth
988:Rothesay
967:Qualicum
925:Newhaven
867:Ingonish
825:Greenock
769:Cromarty
748:Caraquet
720:Bridport
671:Bayfield
549:(1998).
443:town of
441:Scottish
384:fuel oil
337:standard
269:Armament
224:2 shafts
89:Launched
1429:Thunder
1373:Outarde
1366:Noranda
1359:Nipigon
1289:Lachine
1268:Kelowna
1051:Tilbury
953:Polruan
932:Padstow
846:Harwich
783:Dornoch
755:Clacton
727:Brixham
357:ratings
353:draught
189:Draught
63:Builder
33:History
1569:Orissa
1555:Kumaon
1548:Konkan
1541:Khyber
1527:Deccan
1494:
1471:Wasaga
1457:Ungava
1408:Sarnia
1394:Quinte
1303:Mahone
1275:Kenora
1240:Granby
1095:
1058:Waglan
1037:Taitam
1002:Seaham
981:Romney
895:Lyemun
874:Lantan
790:Dunbar
776:Cromer
706:Boston
699:Bootle
664:Bangor
645:
630:Bangor
575:
557:
535:
511:
395:Bangor
325:Bangor
306:-class
304:Bangor
301:was a
287:AA gun
170:Length
146:-class
144:Bangor
107:awards
1562:Malwa
1513:Bihar
1450:Truro
1338:Minas
1191:Digby
1142:Canso
1044:Tenby
960:Poole
853:Hythe
741:Canso
692:Blyth
433:Blyth
431:, at
376:knots
249:Range
242:knots
237:Speed
71:Blyth
1576:Oudh
974:Rhyl
734:Bude
589:HMS
573:ISBN
555:ISBN
533:ISBN
509:ISBN
349:beam
323:The
296:HMS
209:2 ×
181:Beam
115:Fate
55:HMS
52:Name
995:Rye
254:nmi
240:16
204:ihp
175:o/a
1621::
483:^
471:^
435:,
416:.
359:.
264:60
227:2
73:,
69:,
621:e
614:t
607:v
563:.
541:.
517:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
