HMS Alresford (J06)
 HMS Alresford in 1942 | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Alresford |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Launched: | 17 January 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold 13 March 1947 for scrap Dohmen & Habets, Liege |
| Notes: | Pennant number = J06 / N06 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hunt-class minesweeper, 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 |
| Complement: | 73 men |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 4 inch forward QF 12-pounder aft 2 × twin 0.303 inch machine guns |
HMS Alresford was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was launched shortly after the First World War, and went on to serve during the Second World War.
In 1936-38, she was a tender to the navigation school, HMS Dryad, and was used for local running in the Portsmouth area, training officers in pilotage.
Alresford took part in the Dieppe Raid and the Dunkirk evacuation, Operation Dynamo.
See also
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.
- Navy Lists
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