Algerine-class minesweeper
Class of ships built for the navies of Britain and Canada during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other Algerine ship classes, see Algerine (disambiguation).
The Algerine-class minesweeper was a large group of minesweepers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. 110 ships of the class were launched between 1942 and 1944.
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Name | Algerine class |
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Operators | |
Preceded by | Bangor class |
Succeeded by | Ton class |
In service | 1942 |
Completed | 110 |
Active | 0 |
Lost | 6 |
Retired | 104 |
Preserved | |
General characteristics | |
Type | Minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m)–12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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