HMS Wave (J385)
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Wave |
Builder | Lobnitz, Renfrew, Scotland |
Laid down | 17 March 1944 |
Launched | 18 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 14 November 1944 |
Identification | Pennant number: J385 |
Fate | Scrapped, 4 April 1962 |
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 Wave was a
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
Wave was laid down by Lobnitz & Co. of Renfrew, Scotland, on 17 March 1944. She was launched on 18 August of that year and completed on 14 November, a build time of just 8 months and 28 days.[3][4]
Wave joined the 10th Minesweeping Flotilla,
On 30 September 1952, Wave was sheltering in St Ives Bay during a storm when her anchor chain broke. She was driven ashore in the town of St Ives, Cornwall, with her hull being holed. Sixty-two of her crew were taken off by breeches buoy, while the remaining 32, including the ship's officers remaining onboard until she was salvaged by two Boom defence vessels and taken to Devonport dockyard for repair.[5][7][8] From December 1956 to July 1958, Wave was the Senior Officer's Ship of the Fishery Protection Squadron.[5]
Wave was scrapped by King at Gateshead from 4 April 1962.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Lenton 1998, p. 261
- ^ Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 65
- ^ Blackman 1953, p. 57.
- ^ Elliott 1977, p. 310.
- ^ a b c d Worth 1984, p. 43.
- ^ Worth 1984, pp. 24, 43.
- ^ "Remembering HMS Wave". BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Plaque commemorates St Ives' HMS Wave rescuers". BBC. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Colledge and Warlow 2006, p. 382.
Bibliography
- Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. (1953). Jane's Fighting Ships 1953–54. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Elliott, Peter (1977). Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A Complete Survey. London: MacDonald & Janes. ISBN 0-356-08401-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- Worth, Jack (1984). British Warships Since 1945: Part 4: Minesweepers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-907771-12-2.
External links
- HMS Wave at uboat.net
- HMS Wave at battleships-cruisers.co.uk
- "H.M.S. Wave Aground". British Pathé - via Youtube