HMS Speedy (J17)

HMS Speedy was one of 21 Halcyon-class minesweepers built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s.

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

Speedy in April 1944
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Speedy
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderWilliam Hamilton & Co. / J. S. White & Co.
Laid down1 December 1937
Launched23 November 1938
Commissioned7 April 1939
IdentificationPennant = N17 / J17
FateSold 5 November 1946, scrapped 1957
General characteristics
Class and typeHalcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 815 long tons (828 t) standard
  • 1,330 long tons (1,351 t) full
Length245 ft 3 in (74.75 m) o/a
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power
  • 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 steam turbines
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement157
Armament
  • 2 × single QF 4-inch (100 mm) guns
  • 1 × quadruple Vickers .50 machine gun mount
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