History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Builder | Dunlop Bremner, Port Glasgow |
Launched | 19 October 1918 |
Out of service | Sold October 1928 to Townsend Bros and resold 8 December 1928 to become Forde |
Fate | Scrapped, 1 May 1954 at Málaga |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class |
Displacement | 800 long tons (813 t) |
Length | 213 ft (65 m) o/a |
Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 74 |
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HMS Ford was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I.