NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Baluchistan (ex-Greenock)	J182		Blyth, UK	7.1941	11.5.1942	10.1942	to Pakistan 1948 (بلوچستان [Baluchistan])
Carnatic (ex-Newhaven)	J199		Hamilton, Glasgow, UK	3.1941	29.7.1942	10.1942	sold 1949
Kathiawar (ex-Hartlepool)	J155		Blyth, UK	10.1941	14.7.1942	12.1942	to Pakistan 1948 (چتتگونگ [Chittagong])
Khyber (ex-Harwich)	J190		Hamilton, Glasgow, UK	12.1940	17.2.1942	8.1942	sold 1949
Kumaon (ex-Middlesborough)	J164		Hamilton, Glasgow, UK	12.1940	2.5.1942	11.1942	sold 1949
Rohilkhand (रोहिलखंड) (ex-Padstow)	J180, 1951- M180		Hamilton, Glasgow, UK	8.1941	29.10.1942	2.1943	sold 1961

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	605
Displacement full, t	780
Length, m	53.0
Breadth, m	8.69
Draught, m	2.95 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Power, h. p.	2000
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	oil 150
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(10)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII or 1 x 4 - 12.7/62, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	type 286PU radar (some), type 128 sonar
Complement	60 - 87

Standard scale images

Project history

Bangor class minesweepers have appeared as alternative to Halcyon class ships which, according to Admiralty, because of relatively large dimensions did not approach for a mass building. Deciding about creation on base of Halcyon the smaller minesweeper have accepted in 1938. Designing was conducted quickly and already in the beginning of next year design in two variants has been approved: with diesel engine and with turbines. In the spring of 1939 order for first 10 ships was placed.

With the beginning of hostilities mass building of Bangor class started. Many small private yards have been attracted in fulfilment of this program. Foreseeing difficulties which could be at the last in the absence of experience of building of ships with turbine or diesels, Admiralty have developed the design of Bangor with VTE, and again in two variants: with compact high-speed (a rotational speed of shafts was almost same, as well as at diesel-engined ship) and with more bulky, but habitual, slow-speed VTE. Last variant also became the most mass: British, Canadian and Indian yards have built 67 units, 4 more sister ships, laid down in Hong Kong, were captured by Japanese and has completed for their Navy.

Except the ships with slow-speed VTE, 26 turbine-engined, 14 diesel-engined and only 2 minesweepers with high-speed VTE were built.

Conceived as the pure minesweepers carrying under the design only 4 DCs, Bangor at a completion phase have received the strengthened anti-submarine armament. Because of the overload which have arisen thus it was necessary to refuse from provided by the project 102mm gun, instead of it more light 76mm AA gun was installed. Nevertheless, stability of Bangors, especially diesel variant, was considered in Britain as insufficient.

Modernizations

1943 - 1944, all ships had 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII and / or (1 - 3) x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV as close range AA.

Naval service

No significant events.