HMS Blackpool (J27)
 HMS Blackpool
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Blackpool |
| Laid down | 19 September 1939 |
| Launched | 4 July 1940 |
| Commissioned | 3 February 1941 |
| Decommissioned | July 1946 |
| Stricken | July 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to Norway, late 1946 |
 Norway | |
| Name | HNoMS Tarna |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1961 |
| Identification | M-310 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bangor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 605 tons |
| Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | |
HMS Blackpool (J27) was a British Bangor-class minesweeper that served in World War II. She was paid off and sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1946.
History
[edit]Royal Navy
[edit]Second World War
[edit]HMS Blackpool was ordered on 6 July 1939 from Harland and Wolff, and laid down at Govan shipyard, Glasgow on 19 September 1939. She was launched on 4 July 1940 and commissioned on 3 February 1941. She was named after the English coastal town Blackpool, and was the first vessel to carry that name.[1]
Following her work-up, she served on escort and minesweeping duties in the English Channel for most of the war.[1]
Post war duties
[edit]Blackpool continued mine clearing duties near Plymouth until July 1946, when she was paid off to reserve status, and sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy later that year.[2]
Royal Norwegian Navy
[edit]Blackpool was purchased and renamed Tarna by the Royal Norwegian Navy, and remained on the active register of ships until being struck in May 1961.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "HMS Blackpool, minesweeper". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "HMS Blackpool (J 27) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Bangor class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Minesveiper HMS Blackpool J27 - Sjøhistorie.no". www.sjohistorie.no. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
