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PAKISTAN
MINE WARFARE SHIPS
BALUCHISTAN ocean minesweepers (1942/1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| بلوچستان [Baluchistan] (ex-Greenock) | J182, 1950- M182 | Blyth, UK | 7.1941 | 11.5.1942 | 10.1942 // 10.1948 | for disposal 1960 | |
| چتتگونگ [Chittagong] (ex-Kathiawar, ex-Hartlepool) | J155, 1950- M155 | Blyth, UK | 10.1941 | 14.7.1942 | 12.1942 // 10.1948 | sold 1956 |
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, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40 in ASW role), mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | type 286PU or type 291U radar (some), type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 60 - 87 |
Standard scale images
VTE-engined minesweeper Rhyl 1943
Project history
Former Indian minesweepers of Bangor class, turbine-engined group.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
