HMS Sharpshooter (J68)

HMS Sharpshooter was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the British Royal Navy. Built at Devonport Dockyard, Sharpshooter was completed in 1937. She served through the Second World War, acting both in her designed role as minesweeper and as a convoy escort, escorting several Arctic convoys. She took part in the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, and sank the German submarine U-655 in 1942.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sharpshooter
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderHMNB Devonport
Laid down8 June 1936
Launched10 December 1936
Commissioned17 December 1937
FateScrapped in November 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeHalcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 815–835 long tons (828–848 t)
  • 1,310–1,372 long tons (1,331–1,394 t), full load
Length245 ft 3 in (74.75 m)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
PropulsionSteam turbines, 1750 shp
Speed17 knots (31 km/h)
Range7,200 nmi (13,330 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement80
Armament
  • 2 × QF 4 in Mk.V (L/45 102 mm) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III
  • 4 × QF 0.5 in Mk.III (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, quad mount HA Mk.I

Post war, she was converted to a survey ship, and was renamed HMS Shackleton in 1953. She was laid up into reserve in 1961 and sold for scrap in 1965.

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