HMS Algerine (J213)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Algerine.
HMS Algerine was the lead ship of her namesake class of minesweepers built for the Royal Navy during World War II, the Algerine-class minesweepers. Initially assigned to the North Sea, she was transferred to lead the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla. The Flotilla were posted to the Mediterranean to assist with Operation Torch. In 1942, after a successful mine clearing operation off Bougie, she was torpedoed by the Ascianghi, causing Algerine to sink, leaving only eight survivors.
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Name | HMS Algerine |
Ordered | 15 November 1940 |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 1132[1] |
Laid down | 15 March 1941 |
Launched | 22 December 1941 |
Completed | 24 March 1942[1] |
Commissioned | 24 March 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number: J213 |
Fate | Sunk by a torpedo from the Ascianghi on 15 November 1942 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
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Length | 225 ft (68.6 m) o/a |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.8 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) (deep load) |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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