HMS Bangor (J00)
HMS Bangor underway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bangor |
| Ordered | 12 July 1939 |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Govan, Scotland |
| Yard number | 1039 |
| Laid down | 19 September 1939 |
| Launched | 23 May 1940 |
| Completed | 4 November 1940 |
| Commissioned | 7 November 1940 |
| Out of service | 11 November 1945 |
| Norway | |
| Name | HNoMS Glomma |
| Acquired | 11 November 1945 |
| Stricken | December 1961 |
| Identification | M309 |
| Fate | Stricken in December 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 Bangor was a Bangor-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War. She was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Govan, Scotland. Bangor was the lead vessel of her class and one of the diesel-engined versions. She was ordered on 12 July 1939, laid down on 19 September 1939, launched on 23 May 1940, and commissioned on 7 November 1940. She is named after the Northern Ireland seaside town of the same name.