&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:HMSBangor.jpg) HMS Bangor underway
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bangor |
| Ordered | 12 July 1939 |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Govan, Scotland |
| Yard number | 1039[1] |
| Laid down | 19 September 1939 |
| Launched | 23 May 1940 |
| Completed | 4 November 1940[1] |
| Commissioned | 7 November 1940 |
| Out of service | 11 November 1945 |
 Norway | |
| Name | HNoMS Glomma |
| Acquired | 11 November 1945 |
| Stricken | December 1961 |
| Identification | M309 |
| Fate | Stricken in December 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 605 tons |
| Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | |
HMS Bangor was a Bangor-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Govan, Scotland. Bangor was the lead vessel of her class and one of the diesel-engined versions. She was ordered on 12 July 1939, laid down on 19 September 1939, launched on 23 May 1940, and commissioned on 7 November 1940. She is named after the Northern Ireland seaside town of the same name.
- ^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780752488615.