HMS Gleaner (J83)

Sister ship HMS Hussar (J82) during World War II
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Gleaner
Ordered13 March 1936
BuilderWilliam Gray & Company, Hartlepool
Launched10 June 1937
FateSold for scrap in 1950
General characteristics
Class & typeHalcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 830 long tons (843 t) standard
  • 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) full
Length245 ft 3 in (74.75 m) o/a
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement157
Armament

HMS Gleaner was one of 21 Halcyon-class minesweepers built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s.

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