HMS Algerine
Ship Number
1132
Vessel Type
Algerine Class Minesweeper
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
December 22, 1941
Launched By
Mrs Bogie
Delivered
March 24, 1942
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
1054 grt
BP Length
212-6 feet
Breadth
35-5 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
16.5 knots
Propulsion
Parsons Single Reduction Geared Turbines 2000 SHP
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Torpedoed
 HMS Algerine

Pennant No. J213
 
These were the largest minesweepers ever built for the Royal Navy, and were frequently used as escort vessels during World War II.
 
The reason was that they were designed to combat every single type of mine around. They were 40 feet longer and 7 feet beamier than the previous "Bangor class", the design was so successful, it continued right through the war until the cessation.
 
Sunk on the 15th November 1942 was torpedoed and sunk off Bougie, Algeria by the Italian submarine Ascianghi.