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Albury in December 1942
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon
Launched21 November 1918
Commissioned17 February 1919
FateSold 13 March 1947 for scrap Dohmen & Habets, Liège
NotesPennant number: J41
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement800 long tons (813 t)
Length213 ft (65 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Yarrow boilers
  • 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement74
Armament
  • 1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) gun
  • 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) anti-aircraft gun

HMS Albury was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate in the First World War and survived the Second World War to be sold for scrap in 1947.

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