HMS Mutine (J227)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Mutine
Ordered15 November 1940
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Yard number1140[1]
Laid down24 November 1941
Launched10 October 1942
Completed26 February 1943[1]
Commissioned26 February 1943
RecommissionedReactivated in April 1956
Out of serviceReduced to reserve in 1946
IdentificationPennant number J227
FateSold for scrapping on 13 December 1966
BadgeOn a Field White, a dragon’s head erased proper
General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement850 tons
Length225 ft (69 m)
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • two shafts
  • 2,000 ihp (1.5 MW)
Complement85 men
Armament

HMS Mutine was a turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War, and was adopted by the civil community of Mitcham, Surrey following a successful Warship Week National Savings campaign held in February 1942.

  1. ^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780752488615.