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M947 minesweeper

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
M947 (ex-MMS1020)   J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham, UK   1/10/1943 2/1944 to United Kingdom 1948 (MMS1020)

 

Displacement standard, t

360

Displacement full, t

430

Length, m

42.7

Breadth, m

8.51

Draught, m

3.15 deep load

No of shafts

1

Machinery

diesel

Power, h. p.

500

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

diesel oil 54

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon or 2 x 2 -20/70 Oerlikon, sweeps

Sensors  

Complement

21

Ship project history: Enlarged variant of British 115ft MMS. Wooden hull, acoustic and magnetic sweeping gears.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

sister-ship MMS1001 1946

 

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