HMS Algerine (J213)

Coordinates: 36°45′N 05°11′E / 36.750°N 5.183°E / 36.750; 5.183
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Algerine in profile, with her pennant number visible
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Algerine
Ordered15 November 1940
Builder
Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number1132[1]
Laid down15 March 1941
Launched22 December 1941
Completed24 March 1942[1]
Commissioned24 March 1942
IdentificationPennant number: J213
FateSunk by a torpedo from the Italian submarine Ascianghi on 15 November 1942
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General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (standard)
  • 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) (
    deep load
    )
Length225 ft (68.6 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.8 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m) (deep load)
Installed power
  • 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
  • 2 ×
    Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Algerine was the

Mediterranean to assist with Operation Torch. In 1942, after a successful mine clearing operation off Bougie, she was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Ascianghi
, causing Algerine to sink, leaving only eight survivors.

Description

Algerine displaced 850 long tons (864 t) at

deep load. The ship had an overall length of 225 feet (68.6 m), a beam of 35 feet 6 inches (10.8 m) and a draught of 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m). She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).[2]

The ship mounted one single

4-inch (102 mm) Mk V gun. Algerine had four single mounts for 20-millimetre (0.8 in) Oerlikon 20 mm autocannon, and she was fitted with two depth charge rails, and four depth charge throwers.[2]

Career

Algerine was

launched on 22 December 1941. She was the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to be named Algerine.[4] After being completed, the ship was commissioned on 24 March 1942, and adopted by Sittingbourne due to a Warship Week campaign.[4]

Algerine joined the 9th Minesweeping Flotilla in May 1942 and began action in minesweeping, escorting, and patrolling duties on the east side of England.[4] She was proposed as leader for the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla, which would participate in action abroad.[4] Her sister ships from the 9th Flotilla, Alarm and Albacore, joined her, as did Acute, and Cadmus.[4] In October, she was put forward to go to the Mediterranean to assist Operation Torch, but her departure was delayed due to repair work. The other four ships in her flotilla left for Gibraltar as escorts to a convoy.[4] Four days after the other ships left, Algerine escorted convoy KMF1 to Oran.[4]

Fate

In early November, she helped recover the escort

Carley raft.[3] The final death toll was 84.[7]

Algerine's wreck lies at 1,100 ft (340 m)[8] on the northern coast of Algeria.[3]

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b Lenton (1998), p. 261.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "HMS Algerine (J 213)". UBoat.net. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mason, Geoffrey. "HMS Algerine (J 213) - Algerine-class Fleet Minesweeper". Naval History. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ Rohwer (1992), p. 174
  6. ^ Walsh (2004), pp. 92–93
  7. ^ "Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, November 1942". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. ^ "HMS Algerine (J 213) (+1942)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

36°45′N 05°11′E / 36.750°N 5.183°E / 36.750; 5.183

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