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HMS Forfar (1918) 
Summary
HMS Forfar was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Forfar |
| Builder | Dundee Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 20 August 1918 |
| Fate | Sold March 1922 to Ward, Inverkeithing |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class |
| Displacement | 710 tons |
| Length | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp |
| Speed | max 16 knots |
| Range | 140 tons coal |
| Complement | 73 men |
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See also edit
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.