VTE-engined minesweeper Rhyl 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| پشاور [Peshawar] (ex-Malwa) | J55, 1950- M55 | Garden Reach, Ranchi | 5.1943 | 21.6.1944 | 1945 // 10.1948 | sold 1959 | |
| دککا [Dacca] (ex-Oudh) | J245, 1950- M245 | Garden Reach, Ranchi | 6.1941 | 3.3.1942 | 10.1943 // 10.1948 | for disposal 1960 |
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Displacement standard, t |
656 - 688 |
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Displacement full, t |
825 - 875 |
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Length, m |
54.9 |
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Breadth, m |
8.69 |
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Draught, m |
2.97 - 3.12 deep load (3.56 - 3.73 by screws) |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2400 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(10) |
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Armament |
J55: 1 x 1 - 76/45 Mk IVA or 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear J245: 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 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, VTE group.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016