ME1016 1945
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
ME1016 (ex-MMS1016) | 83 | Herd & McKenzie, Buckie, UK | 19.6.1943 | 9.1943 // 1945 | wrecked 29.1.1946 | ||
ME1038 (ex-MMS1038) | Richards Ironworks, Lowestoft, UK | 30.3.1943 | 8.1943 // 1945 | to UK 1950 (MMS1038) | |||
ME1042 (ex-MMS1042) | Humphrey & Smith, Grimsby, UK | 15.6.1943 | 9.1943 // 1945 | to UK 1950 (MMS1042) | |||
ME1044 (ex-MMS1044) | 35 | Wivenhoe Shipyard, UK | 30.12.1943 | 9.1944 // 1945 | to UK 1950 (MMS1044) |
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 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
Complement |
21 |
Project history: Enlarged variant of 115ft MMS. Wooden hull, acoustic and magnetic sweeping gears. 4 ships were transferred to Denmark on loan from RN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: MMS1016 had accidentally sunk 29.1.1946.
MMS1001 1946
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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