HMS Rifleman (J299)

HMS Rifleman was a turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1943 and saw active service during World War II, both in the European and Far East theatres. After the war she served in the Mediterranean and was used as an accommodation ship in Barrow before being sold for breaking in 1972.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Rifleman.

Rifleman during World War II
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rifleman
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number1205
Launched25 November 1943
Completed11 February 1944
Commissioned11 February 1944
IdentificationPennant number: J299
Honours and
awards		Normandy 1944, Burma 1945
FateSold for breaking in 1972
BadgeOn a Field Green, a Maltese cross surmounted by a Roundel Gold, charged with a bugle, stringed, Black.
General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement850 tons
Length225 ft (69 m)
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Installed power2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • Two shafts
Complement85
Armament
  • One QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V AA gun
  • Four 20 mm Oerlikon cannons (4×1)
  • (From 1958) Squid Anti-Submarine mortar
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