MMS-class minesweeper
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The British Royal Navy operated large numbers of small Motor Minesweepers (MMS) during the Second World War, in two major classes: the first with 105 ft (32 m) hulls (of which 294 were built) and the second with 126 ft (38 m) hulls (of which 102 were built). Intended to counter magnetic influence mines in coastal waters, they had wooden hulls.
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105 ft motor minesweeper | |
Class overview | |
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Operators | |
Subclasses | Llewellyn class |
Built | 1940–1945 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Minesweeper |
Displacement | 240–250 long tons (244–254 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
Propulsion | Diesel engine, 375–425 bhp (280–317 kW) |
Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 20 |
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