HMS Ardrossan (J131)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Ardrossan |
| Builder: | Blyth Shipbuilding Company, Blyth, Northumberland |
| Laid down: | 6 September 1940 |
| Launched: | 22 July 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 21 May 1942 |
| Fate: |
Sold for scrapping on 1 January 1948 Arrived at yards at Thornaby-on-Tees on 19 August 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 656 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53.0 m) |
| Beam: | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8.25 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Two Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers two shafts coupled to steam turbines 2,000 shp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | One x QF 12-pounder 3 in (76.2 mm) gun One x quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers machine gun / single QF 2-pounder Mark VIII |
HMS Ardrossan was a turbine-engined Bangor class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy named after the Scottish town of Ardrossan.
She was built by Blyth Shipbuilding Company, at Blyth, Northumberland and launched on 22 July 1941. She had a relatively quiet wartime career and was sold on 1 January 1948 for breaking up. She arrived at the breaker's yard at Thornaby-on-Tees on 19 August 1948.
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 Ardrossan at Uboat.net
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