HMS Ossory (J463)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ossory.
HMS Ossory was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She commissioned too late for service in the conflict, but was in service during the Cold War period. She was scrapped in 1959.
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Name | HMS Ossory |
Builder | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur |
Laid down | 20 November 1943 |
Launched | 3 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 29 September 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number J463 |
Fate | Scrapped 4 March 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draught | 12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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