VTE-engined minesweeper Rhyl 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| بلوچستان [Baluchistan] (ex-Greenock) | J182, 1950- M182 | Blyth, UK | 7.1941 | 11.5.1942 | 10.1942 // 10.1948 | for disposal 1960 | |
| چتتگونگ [Chittagong] (ex-Kathiawar, ex-Hartlepool) | J155, 1950- M155 | Blyth, UK | 10.1941 | 14.7.1942 | 12.1942 // 10.1948 | sold 1956 |
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Displacement standard, t |
605 |
|
Displacement full, t |
780 |
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Length, m |
53.0 |
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Breadth, m |
8.69 |
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Draught, m |
2.95 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | type 286PU or type 291U radar (some), type 128 sonar |
|
Complement |
60 - 87 |
Project history: Former Indian minesweepers of Bangor class, turbine-engined group.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016