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HMS Hythe (J194)
UK Bangor-class minesweeper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Hythe was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
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Name | HMS Hythe |
Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon |
Laid down | 20 July 1940 |
Launched | 4 September 1941 |
Commissioned | 5 March 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by German submarine U-371 on 11 October 1943 |
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Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
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Length | 174 ft (53 m) o/a |
Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Range | 2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 60 |
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