HMS Cromer (J128)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cromer.
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Cromer (J128) |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. |
| Launched: | 16 May 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 4 April 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk by mine |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 605 tons |
| Length: | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 2,400 ihp (1,790 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | 1 x QF 12-pdr 3 in (76.2 mm) gun 1 x quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers machine gun Mark III |
HMS Cromer was a Bangor class minesweeper commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1941. She was named after the North Norfolk seaside town of the same name.
The ship was mentioned in the first broadcast episode of "An American in England".[1] She was lost in 1942; mined and sunk off Mersa Matruh, Egypt in position 31º26'N, 27º16'E.[2]
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