HMS Minstrel (J445)
12°31′58″N 102°04′32″E / 12.5327462°N 102.0755306°E
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Minstrel |
| Namesake | Minstrel |
| Ordered | 15 March 1943 |
| Builder | Redfern Construction Co., Toronto |
| Laid down | 27 June 1944 |
| Launched | 5 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | February 1947 |
| Identification | Pennant number: J445 |
| Fate | Sold to the Thailand, 1947 |
| Thailand | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Battle of Pho Sam Ton |
| Acquired | April 1947 |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1947 |
| Decommissioned | 2012 |
| Reclassified |
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| Identification | Pennant number: MSF-1 |
| Status | Museum ship at Nong Bua, Mueang Chanthaburi District |
| 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 Minstrel (J445) was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War. She survived the war and was sold to Thailand in 1947 as HTMS Phosamton (MSF-1).