HMS Liberty (J391)

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HMS Liberty (M391)
History
United Kingdom
NameLiberty
NamesakeLiberty
Ordered30 April 1942
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Laid down27 November 1943
Launched22 August 1944
Commissioned18 January 1945
DecommissionedJuly 1946
ReclassifiedM391, 1949
IdentificationPennant number: J391
FateSold to the Belgium, 1949
Belgium
NameAdrien de Gerlache
NamesakeAdrien de Gerlache
Acquired1949
Commissioned29 November 1949
Decommissioned11 June 1970
ReclassifiedA954, 1959
Stricken1970
Identification
  • Callsign: ORJA
  • Pennant number: M900
FateScrapped, 1970
General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (standard)
  • 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) (deep)
Length225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Armament
  • 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun
  • 4 × twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Liberty.

HMS Liberty (J391) was a turbine engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War. She survived the war and was sold to Belgium in 1949 as Adrien de Gerlache (M900).

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