HMS Sphinx (J69)

HMS Sphinx (J69) was a Halcyon-class minesweeper (officially, "fleet minesweeping sloop") of the British Royal Navy, which was commissioned in 1939, just prior to World War II. During the war she served in the North Sea until bombed and wrecked on 2 February 1940.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sphinx
Ordered26 August 1937
BuilderHamilton's, Port Glasgow
Laid down17 January 1938
Launched7 February 1939
Commissioned27 July 1939
FateBombed and wrecked, 2 February 1940
BadgeOn a field Blue, a Sphinx Gold
General characteristics
Class and typeHalcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 875 long tons (889 t) standard
  • 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) full load
Length245 ft 9 in (74.90 m) o/a
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
  • Parsons steam turbines
  • 2,000 shp (1,500 kW) on 2 shafts
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement121
Armament
  • As completed:
  • 2 × QF 4 inch Mk.V (L/45 102 mm) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III
  • 4 × .5 inch Mk.III (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, quad mount HA Mk.I
  • 4 × single .303 inch (7.7 mm) Lewis machine guns
  • 4 × depth charge throwers
  • 2 × depth charge rails
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