HMS Jewel (J390)

HMS Jewel
History
United Kingdom
NameJewel
NamesakeJewel
Ordered30 April 1942
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Laid down27 November 1943
Launched20 July 1944
Commissioned9 December 1944
DecommissionedSeptember 1946
Recommissioned28 December 1955
Decommissioned1961
IdentificationPennant number: J390
FateScrapped, 1966
General characteristics
Class & typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (standard)
  • 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) (deep)
Length225 ft (69 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Armament

HMS Jewel (J390) was a steam turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War.

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