&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Guardian_(1932)_IWM_FL_13666.jpg) HMS Guardian in 1934
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Guardian |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard[1] |
| Cost | £333,595[2] |
| Laid down | 15 October 1931[1] |
| Launched | 1 September 1932[1] |
| Commissioned | 13 June 1933[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1 January 1962[1] |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1962[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Net laying ship |
| Displacement | 2,860 long tons (2,906 t)[2] |
| Length | 103.02 m (338 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Beam | 16.15 m (53 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Draught | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[2] |
| Complement | 181[2] |
| Armament | 2 × QF 4 inch Mk V naval guns[2] |
HMS Guardian was a net laying ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1932 and scrapped in 1962. She was also equipped for target towing and gunnery photography.[4] A second net-layer, HMS Protector, was built to a modified design. Launched in 1936 Protector was scrapped in 1970.
- ^ a b c d e "HMS Guardian". navalhistory.flixco.info. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Technical Details of HMS Guardian". navalhistory.flixco.info. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Netlaying Ships". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Francis E. McMurtrie,Ships of The Royal Navy, Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1941