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HMS Wem

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
BuilderWilliam Simons & Co., Renfrew
Launched12 September 1919
Fate
  • Sold 22 April 1922 to The Cutch SN Co
  • Renamed Deshalpur
  • Broken up c. 1927
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement710 tons
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionYarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speedmax 16 knots
Range140 tons coal
Complement73 men
Armament

HMS Wem was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Walmer after a coastal town, but was renamed after the inland town of Wem in Shropshire on 25 June 1918 to avoid possible misunderstandings with vessels named after coastal locations.

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.