Algerine-class minesweeper

	HMS Algerine
Class overview
Name	Algerine class
Builders	United Kingdom (50); Canada (60);
Operators	Royal Navy; Royal Canadian Navy; Belgian Navy; Burmese Navy; Hellenic Navy; Imperial Iranian Navy; Italian Navy; Royal Nigerian Navy; South African Navy; Royal Ceylon Navy; Sri Lanka Navy; Royal Thai Navy;
Preceded by	Bangor class
Succeeded by	Ton class
In service	1942
Completed	110
Active	0
Lost	6
Retired	104
Preserved	1; HTMS Phosampton;
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	850–1,030 long tons (864–1,047 t) (standard); 1,125–1,325 long tons (1,143–1,346 t) (deep);
Length	225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)–12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Installed power	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 2,400 ihp (1,800 kW) (VTE) or; 2,000 shp (1,500 kW) (turbine);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines or; 2 steam turbines;
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
Armament	1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun; 4 × twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon; Hedgehog (Escorts only);

The Algerine-class minesweeper was a large group of minesweepers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the Second World War. 110 ships of the class were launched between 1942 and 1944.

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