HMS Rye (J76)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rye
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon, Scotland
Laid down27 November 1939
Launched19 August 1940
Commissioned20 November 1941
Fate
  • Sold on 24 August 1948
  • Scrapped at Purfleet in September 1948.
BadgeOn a Field per Pale Red and Blue, a demi-lion passant, Gold langued and armed Blue conjoined to the hulk of a ship White.
General characteristics
Class and typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 656 long tons (667 t) standard
  • 820 long tons (833 t) full
Length174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament

HMS Rye (J76) was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.