HMS Truro (1919)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
BuilderWilliam Simons & Company, Renfrew
Launched16 April 1919
FateSold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Milford Haven
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement710 tons
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionYarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speedmax 16 knots
Range140 tons coal
Complement73 men
Armament

HMS Truro was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

Ship's badge in the National Maritime Museum

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References[edit]

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.