HMS Minstrel (J445)
12°31′58″N 102°04′32″E / 12.5327462°N 102.0755306°E
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Minstrel |
Namesake | Minstrel |
Ordered | 15 March 1943 |
Builder | Redfern Construction Co., Toronto |
Laid down | 27 June 1944 |
Launched | 5 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 7 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | February 1947 |
Identification | Pennant number: J445 |
Fate | Sold to the Thailand, 1947 |
Thailand | |
Name |
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Namesake | Battle of Pho Sam Ton |
Acquired | April 1947[2] |
Commissioned | 20 November 1947[3] |
Decommissioned | 2012 |
Reclassified |
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Identification | Pennant number: MSF-1[1] |
Status | Mueang Chanthaburi District |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draught | 12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
Armament |
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HMS Minstrel (J445) was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War. She survived the war and was sold to Thailand in 1947 as HTMS Phosamton (MSF-1).
Design and description
The reciprocating group displaced 1,010–1,030 long tons (1,030–1,050 t) at
The reciprocating ships had two
The Algerine class was armed with a
Construction and career
The ship was ordered on 15 March 1943 at the
On 9 April 1947, a turning over ceremony from the Royal Navy to
She was commissioned later that year on 20 November.On 4 April 1953, she was reclassified as a training ship for cadets. Along with the cadets, the ship traveled to Europe for Naval Cadets training and joined the Sea Review on the occasion of
In 1966, she underwent refit which replaced her main gun with a single Bofors 40 mm gun, two dual Bofors 40 mm Mark 24 guns and two DCT radars.
Her pennant number was later changed to MSC-415, somewhere after 1969.[9]
In 1984, the ship again underwent refit which replaced her main gun with a
Her pennant number was again changed to MSC-611, somewhere before 2002.[10]
The ship was decommissioned in 2012 and since then, in October later that year, she was turned into a museum ship and now permanently moored at Nong Bua,
On 13 May 2019, Royal Thai Navy had sent high-ranking officials to inspect the ship for the ship's condition. It was noted that the ship has been in disrepair for a long time and they would be finding a solution to repair her.[12][13]
References
- ^ "index113Frigates2". global-mariner.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "HMS Minstrel". www.pwsts.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b "เรือหลวง โพสามต้น". oknation.nationtv.tv. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Lenton, p. 261
- ^ Chesneau, p. 65
- ^ "HMS Minstrel (J 445) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Algerine class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Minesweeper HMS Minstrel at Naval Dockyard, Singapore, …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Minessweeper". www.wings-aviation.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b "ทร. เตรียม เนรมิตใหม่ พิพิธภัณฑ์อนุสรณ์"เรือหลวงโพธิ์สามต้น"". LLpch.news - LapLuangPrangChannel.com (in Thai). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "HTMS Phosamton 611 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "ชุบชีวิต "เรือรบหลวงโพธิ์สามต้น"". www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "กองทัพเรือหาแนวทางซ่อมแซมเรือรบหลวงโพธิ์สามต้น หลังทรุดโทรมหนัก". mgronline.com. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "อบจ.จันทบุรี เตรียมชุบชีวิต 'เรือรบหลวงโพธิ์สามต้น' ให้เป็นแหล่งท่องเที่ยวประวัติศาสตร์". Thai Post | อิสรภาพแห่งความคิด. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Elliott, Peter (1977). Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-08401-9.
- ISBN 1-55750-048-7.