HMS Iveston (M1151)
HMS Iveston was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy launched on 1 June 1954 by Philip and Son in Dartmouth. After her decommissioning in 1992, HMS Iveston became the Sea Cadet training ship T.S. Iveston. She was sold and scrapped in March 2015.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Iveston |
| Namesake | English village of Iveston |
| Builder | Philip and Son |
| Launched | 1 June 1954 |
| Completed | 29 June 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 1992 |
| Out of service | Transferred as the SCC training ship T.S. Iveston - broken up at Erith in March 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ton-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 360 tons |
| Length | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Paxman Deltic 18A-7A diesel engines |
| Speed | 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
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