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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

M947 minesweeper (1944/1946)

M1020 1946

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
MMS1020 M1020, 1950- M947   J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham, UK   1.10.1943 2.1944 // 1946 stricken 7.1957

 

Displacement standard, t

360

Displacement full, t

430

Length, m

42.7

Breadth, m

8.51

Draught, m

3.15 deep load

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 diesel

Power, h. p.

500

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

diesel oil 54

Endurance, nm(kts) 2000(9.5)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III or 2 x 2 -20/70 Mk V, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear

Complement

21

Project history: Enlarged variant of British 115ft MMS. Wooden hull, acoustic and magnetic sweeping gears.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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