HMS Britomart (J22)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Britomart.
HMS Britomart was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War and was sunk in 1944 in a friendly fire incident. The actor Robert Newton served aboard her until 1943.
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Name | HMS Britomart |
Ordered | 11 August 1937 |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Laid down | 1 January 1938 |
Launched | 23 August 1938 |
Commissioned | 24 August 1939 |
Fate | Sunk by RAF Hawker Typhoons on 27 August 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Halcyon-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 245.25 ft (74.75 m) |
Beam | 33.5 ft (10.2 m) |
Draught | 6.75 ft (2.06 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines, 1,750 shp (1,305 kW) on 2 shafts |
Speed | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
Range | 7,200 nmi (13,330 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 80 |
Armament |
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Notes | Badge: On a field barry wavy of six white and blue a decresant Gold overall a net Black |
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