HMS Squirrel (J301)

HMS Squirrel was a turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was scuttled after striking a mine in 1945.

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

HMS Squirrel underway in Belfast Lough on completion.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Squirrel
Ordered30 April 1942
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number1206
Laid down20 August 1943
Launched20 April 1944
Completed16 August 1944
Commissioned16 August 1944
FateHit a mine and subsequently scuttled, 24 July 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (standard)
  • 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) (deep)
Length225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 2,000 shp (1,500 kW) (turbine)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 steam turbines
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Armament
  • 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun
  • 4 × twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
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