HMS Postillion (J296)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Postillion |
| Builder | Toronto Shipbuilding Co., Toronto |
| Laid down | 17 November 1942 |
| Launched | 18 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 November 1943 |
| Stricken | 1976 |
| Identification | Pennant number J296 |
| Fate | Sold to Greek Navy in 1947 |
| Badge | |
| History | |
| Greece | |
| Name | Machitis |
| Acquired | 1947 |
| Stricken | 1976 |
| Fate | Sunk as target 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draught | 12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament | |
HMS Postillion was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War. She was ordered for the United States Navy as USS AM 335, but was transferred on completion under Lend-Lease to the Royal Navy as Postillion. She survived the war and was returned to the USN, being sold to the Greek Navy in 1947.