ME1016 minesweepers

Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
ME1016 (ex-MMS1016)		Herd & McKenzie, Buckie, UK		19/6/1943	9/1943 // 1945	wrecked 29/1/1946
ME1038 (ex-MMS1038)		Richards Ironworks, Lowestoft, UK		30/3/1943	8/1943 // 1945	to UK 1950 (MMS1038)
ME1042 (ex-MMS1042)		Humphrey & Smith, Grimsby, UK		15/6/1943	9/1943 // 1945	to UK 1950 (MMS1042)
ME1044 (ex-MMS1044)		Wivenhoe Shipyard, UK		30/12/1943	9/1944 // 1945	to UK 1950 (MMS1044)

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, sweeps

Sensors

Complement
21

Ship project history: Enlarged variant of 115ft MMS. Wooden hull, acoustic and magnetic sweeping gears. 4 ships were transferred to Denmark on loan from RN.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: MMS1016 had accidentally sunk 29/1/1946.

MMS1001 1946

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ME1016 minesweepers

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, sweeps
Sensors
Complement	21