HMS Blackpool (J27)

HMS Blackpool (J27) was a British Bangor-class minesweeper that served in World War II. She was paid off and sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1946.

HMS Blackpool
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Blackpool
Laid down19 September 1939
Launched4 July 1940
Commissioned3 February 1941
DecommissionedJuly 1946
StrickenJuly 1946
FateTransferred to Norway, late 1946
Norway
NameHNoMS Tarna
Commissioned9 September 1946
Stricken1 May 1961
IdentificationM-310
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement605 tons
Length162 ft (49.4 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8.25 ft (2.51 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 3 in (76.2 mm) gun
  • 1 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers machine gun Mark III
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