HMS Chameleon (J387)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Chameleon.

HMS Chameleon
History
United Kingdom
NameChameleon
NamesakeChameleon
Ordered30 April 1942
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Laid down20 August 1943
Launched6 May 1944
Commissioned14 September 1944
Decommissioned1946
Recommissioned1947
Decommissioned13 December 1954
IdentificationPennant number: J387
FateScrapped, 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (standard)
  • 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) (deep)
Length225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Armament

HMS Chameleon (J387) was a steam turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War.