Part of Abdiel or Manxman-class fast minelayers 1938 group. Building ordered on 21 December 1938, laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland on 24 March 1939, launched on 5 September 1940, commissioned on 20 June 1941 and broken up in 1973.
Displacement 2,693 (standard)-3,470 (full load) tons and as dimensions 122.07 (between perpendiculars)-127.0 (over all) x 12 x 3.43-4.50 (full load) metres or 400.6-418 x 40 x 11.3-14.9 feet. Propulsion consisted Parsons geared steam turbines and 4 Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers supplying via 2 shafts 72,000 shp allowing a speed of 38 (full load)-40 (normal) knots and a range of 1,000 nautical miles.38 knots. Crew numbered 242 men. Armament 3x2-10cm/4” Mark XVI guns, 4x1-4cm/2pd MK VIII quick firing guns, 2x4-12.7mm/0.50” Vickers machine guns(later 12x1 or 2-2cm Oerlikon canons) and 156 mines.
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