HMS Fareham (J89)

History
United Kingdom
Builder	Dunlop Bremmer, Port Glasgow
Launched	7 June 1918
Identification	Pennant number J89 / N89
Fate	Sold 24 August 1948. Broken up Thos. W. Ward, Hayle
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement	800 long tons (813 t)
Length	213 ft (65 m) o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power	2 × Yarrow boilers; 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	74
Armament	1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) gun; 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) anti-aircraft gun;

HMS Fareham was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate in the First World War and survived the Second World War to be sold for scrap in 1948.

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