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HMS Kinross 
Summary
HMS Kinross was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. Kinross was a member of the Admiralty's modified design of Hunt-class minesweepers, which are known variously as the Aberdare class or Aberdare group.
 Sister ship to HMS Kinross, HMS Aberdare in 1919
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Kinross |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Yard number | 576 |
| Launched | 4 July 1918 |
| Out of service | 16 June 1919 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine 16 June 1919 in the Aegean Sea[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class |
| Displacement | 710 tons |
| Length | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (9 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 140 tons coal |
| Complement | 73 |
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Loss edit
At the time of her loss HMS Kinross' was serving with the Mediterranean Fast Minesweeper Flotilla.
Casualties edit
12 members of the ships company were lost, with most casualties incurred in the ships engine & boiler rooms.[2]
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.