HMS Welcome (J386)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |
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| Name: |
HMS Welcome |
| Ordered: |
19 December 1942 |
| Builder: |
Lobnitz & Co. Ltd, Renfrew |
| Laid down: |
3 May 1944 |
| Launched: |
14 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: |
20 January 1945 |
| Fate: |
Scrapped by 3 May 1962 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
1122 tons |
| Length: |
225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: |
35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Reciprocating engines
2 shafts
2,000 shp (1,500 kW) |
| Complement: |
85 men |
| Armament: |
- 1 x 4" AA gun
- 4 x 20mm guns (4x1)
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| Notes: |
Pennant number J386 |
HMS Welcome was an Algerine class ocean minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was ordered on 19 December 1942 and was built by Lobnitz & Co. Ltd, Renfrew, Scotland. She was laid down on 3 May 1944 and launched on 14 November 1944 and displaced 860 tons. She was completed in 1945 and commissioned on 20 January 1945. She was assigned for fishery protection in the Fishery Protection Squadron.[1] She was scrapped 3 May 1962.
References
- ^ Jane's Fighting Ships, 1955-56. p. 56.
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