HMS Providence (J325)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Providence.
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: HMS Providence
Builder: Redfern Construction Ltd, Toronto
Laid down: 17 July 1943
Launched: 27 October 1943
Commissioned: 15 May 1944
Renamed: Constructed as HMCS Forrest Hill
Renamed HMS Providence in June 1943
Fate: Scrapped from 17 May 1958
General characteristics
Class and type:Algerine-class minesweeper
Displacement:850 tons
Length:225 ft (69 m)
Beam:35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Propulsion:Geared turbines
two shafts
2,000 ihp
Complement:85 men
Armament:
  • 1 x 4" AA gun
  • 4 x 20mm guns (4x1)
Notes:Pennant number J325

HMS Providence (J325) was an Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. Providence was ordered as HMCS Forrest Hill in 1942, and laid down at the Toronto yards of Redfern Construction Ltd on 17 July 1943. She was renamed Providence in June 1943, and was launched on 27 October 1943.[1] Her conversion to a minesweeper was completed on 15 May 1944.[2] She served during the last years of the Second World War.

After the war, Providence participated in the Palestine Patrol. On 1 November 1946, she escorted the listing SS San Dimitrio, full of Jewish refugees, into Haifa.[3] On 10 December, Providence participated in the rescue of more refugees from the shipwrecked SS Athina, which had grounded in Syrna.[4]

Providence was subsequently sold for scrapping, and arrived at the yards of Young, of Sunderland on 17 May 1958.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "HMS Providence (J325) - Válečné lodě 1900-1950". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Algerine Class". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  3. ↑ Stewart, Ninian (2002). The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol. Routledge. p. 79. ISBN 0-7146-5210-5.
  4. ↑ "HMS Providence". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Ex Canadian US Algerina Class". Retrieved 2008-08-09.