HMS Speedy (J17)

	Speedy in April 1944
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Speedy
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	William Hamilton & Co. / J. S. White & Co.
Laid down	1 December 1937
Launched	23 November 1938
Commissioned	7 April 1939
Identification	Pennant = N17 / J17
Fate	Sold 5 November 1946, scrapped 1957
General characteristics
Class & type	Halcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement	815 long tons (828 t) standard; 1,330 long tons (1,351 t) full;
Length	245 ft 3 in (74.75 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power	1,750 ihp (1,300 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines;
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	157
Armament	2 × single QF 4-inch (100 mm) guns; 1 × quadruple Vickers .50 machine gun mount;

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

History
Speedy in April 1944
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Speedy
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	William Hamilton & Co. / J. S. White & Co.
Laid down	1 December 1937
Launched	23 November 1938
Commissioned	7 April 1939
Identification	Pennant = N17 / J17
Fate	Sold 5 November 1946, scrapped 1957
General characteristics
Class & type	Halcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement	815 long tons (828 t) standard 1,330 long tons (1,351 t) full
Length	245 ft 3 in (74.75 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power	1,750 ihp (1,300 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 steam turbines
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	157
Armament	2 × single QF 4-inch (100 mm) guns 1 × quadruple Vickers .50 machine gun mount