HMS Bagshot (J57)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched: | 23 May 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 1 May 1919 |
| Renamed: | Temporarily became depot ship Medway II 1 April 1945 to 28 February 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold 1947 to Greek shipbreakers; sunk by a mine 1 September 1951 off Corfu while under tow |
| Notes: | Pennant number J57/N57 |
| 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 |
| 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 Bagshot was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.
See also
- Bagshot, Surrey
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.
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