HMS Abingdon (J23)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Laid down: | 30 November 1917 |
| Launched: | 11 June 1918 |
| Completed: | 6 November 1918 |
| Fate: | Sold 1947; broken up 1950 |
| Notes: | Pennant number: J23 / N23 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class |
| Displacement: | 710 tons |
| Length: | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp |
| Speed: | max 16 knots |
| Range: | 140 tons coal |
| Complement: | 73 men |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 4 inch forward QF 12-pounder aft 2 × twin 0.303 inch machine guns |
HMS Abingdon was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.
Initially she served with the Aegean Squadron. From 1919-1935 she was held in reserve at Malta, then joined the 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla in Malta and Hong Kong.
Following a successful Warship Week National Savings campaign in February 1942 she was adopted by Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.[1]
Returning to Malta at the start of World War II, Abingdon was damaged by a mine in 1941. She was bombed and severely damaged by Italian aircraft 5 April 1942 at Kalkara Creek, Malta and was beached with a broken back at Bighi. She was broken up there in 1950.
See also
- List of ship names of the Royal Navy
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
- RAF Abingdon
- USS Abingdon (PC-1237)
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- HMS Abingdon - Chronology of World War II Service
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