48:
33:
400:
was armed with two QF 4-inch (10.2 cm) guns; the forward gun was in a high-angle mount while the aft gun was in a low-angle mount. She was also equipped with eight .303-inch (7.7 mm)
827:
793:
832:
817:
571:
812:
593:
547:
454:
404:. Later in her career, the rear 4-inch gun mount was removed as were most of the .303 machine guns, one quadruple mount for
390:(13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). The ship's complement consisted of 80 officers and
332:
367:
626:
296:
284:
130:
263:
562:
431:
405:
198:
72:
752:
731:
766:
759:
668:
438:, in Scotland. She was laid down on 27 March 1933 and launched on 20 December of the same year. She was
409:
682:
689:
308:
717:
822:
647:
581:
363:
340:
216:
466:
439:
304:
32:
745:
661:
640:
589:
567:
543:
462:
412:
780:
773:
703:
738:
724:
710:
352:
615:
696:
557:
348:
162:
106:
609:
806:
478:
387:
316:
241:
563:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
654:
458:
453:
served as the lead ship in the 1st
Minesweeper Flotilla and saw service during the
446:
416:
391:
356:
312:
401:
375:
288:
229:
136:
20:
371:
292:
191:
620:
435:
344:
415:. For escort work, her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40
383:
244:(13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
300:
470:
624:
481:
on 19 April 1950 after 16 years service with the Royal Navy.
408:
was added as were up to four single or twin mounts for
616:
http://www.halcyon-class.co.uk/halcyon/hms_halcyon.htm
432:
366:, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two
794:
List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy
586:
British & Empire
Warships of the Second World War
382:carried a maximum of 243 long tons (247 t) of
355:of 33 feet 6 inches (10.2 m) and a
331:class designed as a replacement for the preceding
540:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
374:(1,320 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5
351:of 245 feet 9 inches (74.9 m), a
828:World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom
269:8 × single .303-inch (7.7 mm) machine guns
588:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
566:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
833:Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom
359:of 8 feet 3 inches (2.5 m).
343:load and 1,370 long tons (1,390 t) at
621:
73:John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering
542:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
370:. The engines produced a total of 1,770
339:displaced 815 long tons (828 t) at
19:For other ships with the same name, see
490:
299:on 20 December 1933 and was used as a
27:
461:in 1942. She also saw service during
161:245 ft 9 in (74.90 m)
44:
7:
335:and varied in size and propulsion.
172:33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
151:1,370 long tons (1,392 t) full
148:815 long tons (828 t) standard
117:Sold for scrapping on 19 April 1950
14:
378:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).
180:8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
364:compound-expansion steam engines
362:She was powered by two vertical
217:compound-expansion steam engines
46:
31:
524:Chesneau, p. 63; Lenton, p. 252
386:that gave her a range of 7,200
232:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
818:Ships built on the River Clyde
1:
538:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
295:in the 1930s. The vessel was
16:Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
368:Admiralty three-drum boilers
849:
813:Halcyon-class minesweepers
477:was sold for scrapping at
18:
791:
636:
465:, the naval component of
121:
39:
30:
406:Vickers .50 machine guns
315:. The ship was sold for
199:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
560:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
423:Construction and career
122:General characteristics
323:Design and description
303:escort and during the
283:was the lead ship in
309:invasion of Normandy
264:4-inch (100 mm)
630:-class minesweepers
610:HMS Halcyon (J.42)
497:Lenton, pp. 251–52
467:Operation Overlord
442:on 18 April 1934.
413:anti-aircraft guns
347:. The ship had an
305:landing operations
800:
799:
573:978-1-86176-281-8
463:Operation Neptune
275:
274:
840:
622:
599:
577:
553:
525:
522:
516:
513:
507:
504:
498:
495:
447:Second World War
372:shaft horsepower
90:20 December 1933
54:
51:
50:
49:
35:
28:
848:
847:
843:
842:
841:
839:
838:
837:
803:
802:
801:
796:
787:
632:
606:
596:
580:
574:
558:Colledge, J. J.
556:
550:
537:
534:
529:
528:
523:
519:
515:Chesneau, p. 63
514:
510:
505:
501:
496:
492:
487:
425:
325:
194:(1,320 kW)
185:Installed power
52:
47:
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
846:
844:
836:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
805:
804:
798:
797:
792:
789:
788:
786:
785:
778:
771:
764:
757:
750:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
708:
701:
694:
687:
680:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
637:
634:
633:
625:
619:
618:
613:
605:
604:External links
602:
601:
600:
594:
578:
572:
554:
548:
533:
530:
527:
526:
517:
508:
506:Lenton, p. 252
499:
489:
488:
486:
483:
455:Arctic convoys
424:
421:
410:20 mm Oerlikon
388:nautical miles
349:overall length
324:
321:
291:built for the
273:
272:
271:
270:
267:
262:2 × single QF
258:
254:
253:
250:
246:
245:
238:
234:
233:
226:
222:
221:
220:
219:
213:
208:
204:
203:
202:
201:
195:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
159:
155:
154:
153:
152:
149:
144:
140:
139:
128:
127:Class and type
124:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
107:Pennant number
104:
103:Identification
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
53:United Kingdom
42:
41:
37:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
845:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
810:
808:
795:
790:
784:
783:
779:
777:
776:
772:
770:
769:
765:
763:
762:
758:
756:
755:
751:
749:
748:
744:
742:
741:
737:
735:
734:
730:
728:
727:
723:
721:
720:
716:
714:
713:
709:
707:
706:
702:
700:
699:
695:
693:
692:
688:
686:
685:
681:
679:
678:
674:
672:
671:
667:
665:
664:
660:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
639:
638:
635:
631:
629:
623:
617:
614:
611:
608:
607:
603:
597:
595:1-55750-048-7
591:
587:
583:
582:Lenton, H. T.
579:
575:
569:
565:
564:
559:
555:
551:
549:0-85177-146-7
545:
541:
536:
535:
531:
521:
518:
512:
509:
503:
500:
494:
491:
484:
482:
480:
479:Milford Haven
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
448:
443:
441:
437:
433:
430:was built by
429:
422:
420:
418:
417:depth charges
414:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
322:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
281:
268:
265:
261:
260:
259:
256:
255:
251:
248:
247:
243:
239:
236:
235:
231:
227:
224:
223:
218:
214:
211:
210:
209:
206:
205:
200:
196:
193:
189:
188:
187:
184:
183:
179:
176:
175:
171:
168:
167:
164:
160:
157:
156:
150:
147:
146:
145:
142:
141:
138:
135:
133:
129:
126:
125:
120:
116:
113:
112:
108:
105:
102:
101:
98:18 April 1934
97:
94:
93:
89:
86:
85:
82:27 March 1933
81:
78:
77:
74:
71:
68:
67:
64:
61:
58:
57:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
781:
774:
767:
760:
754:Sharpshooter
753:
746:
739:
732:
725:
718:
711:
704:
697:
690:
683:
676:
675:
669:
662:
655:
648:
641:
627:
585:
561:
539:
532:Bibliography
520:
511:
502:
493:
474:
459:Convoy PQ 17
457:, including
450:
444:
440:commissioned
427:
426:
402:machine guns
397:
396:
379:
361:
336:
328:
326:
313:World War II
289:minesweepers
279:
277:
276:
143:Displacement
131:
95:Commissioned
62:
25:
612:- uboat.net
445:During the
307:during the
240:7,200
190:1,770
137:minesweeper
21:HMS Halcyon
823:1933 ships
807:Categories
733:Salamander
485:References
333:Hunt class
293:Royal Navy
249:Complement
207:Propulsion
768:Speedwell
649:Britomart
473:, 1944).
436:Clydebank
345:deep load
319:in 1950.
317:scrapping
285:her class
79:Laid down
761:Skipjack
670:Gossamer
656:Franklin
584:(1998).
384:fuel oil
341:standard
311:during
297:launched
257:Armament
212:2 shafts
87:Launched
747:Seagull
684:Harrier
677:Halcyon
663:Gleaner
642:Bramble
628:Halcyon
475:Halcyon
451:Halcyon
428:Halcyon
398:Halcyon
392:ratings
380:Halcyon
357:draught
337:Halcyon
329:Halcyon
280:Halcyon
177:Draught
132:Halcyon
69:Builder
63:Halcyon
40:History
782:Sphinx
775:Speedy
705:Hussar
691:Hazard
592:
570:
546:
301:convoy
158:Length
134:-class
740:Scott
726:Niger
712:Jason
471:D-Day
434:, at
376:knots
237:Range
230:knots
228:16.5
225:Speed
109:: J42
719:Leda
698:Hebe
590:ISBN
568:ISBN
544:ISBN
353:beam
327:The
278:HMS
266:guns
197:2 ×
169:Beam
114:Fate
59:Name
287:of
252:157
242:nmi
192:ihp
163:o/a
809::
449:,
419:.
394:.
215:2
598:.
576:.
552:.
469:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
