HMS Hound (J307)


Hound during World War II
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: HMS Hound
Builder: Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew
Laid down: 2 Dec 1941
Launched: 29 Jul 1942
Commissioned: 11 Dec 1942
Fate: Scrapped 1 September 1962
General characteristics
Class and type: Algerine-class minesweeper
Displacement: 850 tons
Length: 225 ft (69 m)
Beam: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Propulsion: Geared turbines
two shafts
2,000 ihp
Complement: 85 men
Armament:
  • 1 x 4" AA gun
  • 4 x 20mm guns (4x1)
Notes: Pennant number J307

HMS Hound was an Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War. She was laid down on 2 Dec 1941 at Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew, and launched on 29 July 1942. The ship was commissioned on 11 December 1942, and eventually scrapped on 1 September 1962.