HMS Guardian (1932)
HMS Guardian in 1934 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Guardian |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Cost | £333,595 |
| Laid down | 15 October 1931 |
| Launched | 1 September 1932 |
| Commissioned | 13 June 1933 |
| Decommissioned | 1 January 1962 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Net laying ship |
| Displacement | 2,860 long tons (2,906 t) |
| Length | 103.02 m (338 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 16.15 m (53 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 181 |
| Armament | 2 × QF 4 inch Mk V naval guns |
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HMS Guardian was a net laying ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1932 and scrapped in 1962. She was also equipped for target towing and gunnery photography. A second net-layer, HMS Protector, was built to a modified design. Launched in 1936 Protector was scrapped in 1970.