HMS Britomart (J22)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Britomart
Ordered	11 August 1937
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	1 January 1938
Launched	23 August 1938
Commissioned	24 August 1939
Fate	Sunk by RAF Hawker Typhoons on 27 August 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Halcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement	815–835 long tons (828–848 t) 1,310–1,372 long tons (1,331–1,394 t), full load
Length	245.25 ft (74.75 m)
Beam	33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Draught	6.75 ft (2.06 m)
Propulsion	2 x Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines, 1,750 shp (1,305 kW) on 2 shafts
Speed	16.5 knots (31 km/h)
Range	7,200 nmi (13,330 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	80
Armament	2 × QF 4 in Mk.V (L/45 102 mm) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III 4 × QF 0.5 in Mk.III (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, quad mount HA Mk.I 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine guns
Notes	Badge: On a field barry wavy of six white and blue a decresant Gold overall a net Black

HMS Britomart was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War and was sunk in 1944 in a friendly fire incident. The actor Robert Newton served aboard her until 1943.