HMS Lyme Regis (J193)

HMS Lyme Regis was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

History
United Kingdom
NameLyme Regis
Ordered20 December 1939
BuilderLobnitz & Co.
Laid down9 September 1941
Launched19 March 1942
Commissioned5 June 1942
Decommissioned1948
FateScrapped 1948
General characteristics
Class and typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 656 long tons (667 t) standard
  • 820 long tons (833 t) full
Length174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power
  • 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 steam turbines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × single 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun
  • 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun
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