HMS Fancy (J308)

6°00′29″S 12°24′09″E / 6.0081372°S 12.4024879°E / -6.0081372; 12.4024879

A. F. Dufour (M903)
History
United Kingdom
NameFancy
NamesakeFancy
Ordered25 June 1941
BuilderBlyth Shipbuilding Company, Blyth
Laid down22 July 1941
Launched20 April 1943
Commissioned21 November 1943
DecommissionedDecember 1947
IdentificationPennant number: J308
FateSold to Belgium, 1951
Belgium
NameA.F. Dufour
NamesakeA.F. Dufour
Acquired1951
Commissioned9 August 1951
Decommissioned1957
RenamedN'Zadi
NamesakeN'Zadi
Decommissioned30 June 1960
Stricken1960
Identification
FateAbandoned, 1960
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 Fancy (J308) was a steam turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War. She survived the war and was sold to Belgium in 1951 as A.F. Dufour (M903).

  1. ^ "Dufour". www.marinebelge.be. Retrieved 6 September 2021.