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HMS Fairfield (1919)

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Minesweeper of the Royal Navy

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
BuilderClyde Shipbuilding Co
Launched30 May 1919
FateSold 3 March 1920 to South American Tours, Buenos Aires
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
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 Fairfield was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

References

Hunt-class minesweeper (1916)
Belvoir group
Aberdare group
Survey ships
List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy


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