Bangor Class Minesweeper
The Bangor-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Navy (RN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II.
The class derives its name from the lead ship, HMS Bangor (J00), launched on 19 February 1940 and commissioned on 7 November 1940. Royal Navy ships were named after coastal towns of the United Kingdom
Their smallness gave them poor sea handling abilities, reportedly worse even than the Flower class corvettes. The diesel-engined versions were considered to have poorer handling characteristics than the slow-speed reciprocating-engined versions. Their shallow draft made them unstable and their short hulls tended to bury the bow when operating in a head sea.
The Bangor-class vessels were also considered overcrowded, cramming over 90 enlisted sailors and six officers into a vessel originally intended for a total of 40 officers and sailors.
The Australian Bathurst class corvettes were based on the Bangor design.
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