HMS Ringdove (M77)
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History | |
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Name | HMS Ringdove |
Namesake | Common wood pigeon |
Ordered | 22 March 1937 |
Builder | Henry Robb |
Laid down | September 1937 |
Launched | 15 June 1938 |
Commissioned | 9 December 1938 |
Identification | Pennant number: M77 |
Fate | Sold to Pakistan in 1951 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Linnet-class minelayer |
Displacement | 498 tons standard |
Length | |
Beam | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Complement | 24 |
Armament |
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HMS Ringdove was one of three Royal Navy Linnet-class minelayers built in 1938. She saw service as a merchant escort during the Norwegian campaign of World War II and remained in service until she was sold to Pakistan in 1951 to serve as a pilot vessel.
References
[edit]- Jane's Fighting Ships 1939, p. 98
- Cocker, M.P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-328-4.