The Halcyon class designed as a replacement for the preceding Hunt class and varied in size and propulsion. Speedy displaced 815 long tons (828 t) at standard load and 1,330 long tons (1,350 t) at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 245 feet 3 inches (74.8 m), a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.2 m) and a draught of 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m).[1] The ship's complement consisted of 80 officers and ratings.[2]
She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of 1,750 shaft horsepower (1,300 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). Speedy carried a maximum of 252 long tons (256 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3]
Speedy was armed with two QF 4-inch (10.2 cm) anti-aircraft guns. She was also equipped with eight .303-inch (7.7 mm) machine guns. Later in her career, the rear 4-inch gun mount was removed as were most of the .303 machine guns, one quadruple mount for Vickers .50 machine guns was added as were up to four single or twin mounts for 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns. For escort work, her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40 depth charges.[4]
Construction and careeredit
Speedy was built by William Hamilton & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland and completed at J. S. White & Co. at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was commissioned in 1939. Her pennant number was N 17, later J 17. HMS Speedy saw service in the Mediterranean Sea based at Malta as part of 14th/17th Minesweeper Flotilla. In May 1943 she hit a mine, which resulted in the deaths of four crewmen, with eight injured. The ship was badly damaged but remained afloat and was towed to harbour for repairs.[5] The ship was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and renamed Speedon. She was scrapped at Aden in 1957.
Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-048-7.
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speedy, other, ships, with, same, name, speedy, speedy, halcyon, class, minesweepers, built, royal, navy, 1930s, speedy, april, 1944historyunited, kingdomnamehms, speedyoperatorroyal, navybuilderwilliam, hamilton, white, laid, down1, december, 1937launched23, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Speedy HMS Speedy was one of 21 Halcyon class minesweepers built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s Speedy in April 1944HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS SpeedyOperatorRoyal NavyBuilderWilliam Hamilton amp Co J S White amp Co Laid down1 December 1937Launched23 November 1938Commissioned7 April 1939IdentificationPennant N17 J17FateSold 5 November 1946 scrapped 1957General characteristicsClass and typeHalcyon class minesweeperDisplacement815 long tons 828 t standard 1 330 long tons 1 351 t fullLength245 ft 3 in 74 75 m o aBeam33 ft 6 in 10 21 m Draught8 ft 9 in 2 67 m Installed power1 750 ihp 1 300 kW 2 Admiralty 3 drum boilersPropulsion2 shafts 2 steam turbinesSpeed16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph Range6 000 nmi 11 000 km 6 900 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement157Armament2 single QF 4 inch 100 mm guns 1 quadruple Vickers 50 machine gun mount Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksDesign and description editThe Halcyon class designed as a replacement for the preceding Hunt class and varied in size and propulsion Speedy displaced 815 long tons 828 t at standard load and 1 330 long tons 1 350 t at deep load The ship had an overall length of 245 feet 3 inches 74 8 m a beam of 33 feet 6 inches 10 2 m and a draught of 8 feet 9 inches 2 7 m 1 The ship s complement consisted of 80 officers and ratings 2 She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines each driving one shaft using steam provided by two Admiralty three drum boilers The engines produced a total of 1 750 shaft horsepower 1 300 kW and gave a maximum speed of 16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph Speedy carried a maximum of 252 long tons 256 t of fuel oil that gave her a range of 6 000 nautical miles 11 000 km 6 900 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph 3 Speedy was armed with two QF 4 inch 10 2 cm anti aircraft guns She was also equipped with eight 303 inch 7 7 mm machine guns Later in her career the rear 4 inch gun mount was removed as were most of the 303 machine guns one quadruple mount for Vickers 50 machine guns was added as were up to four single or twin mounts for 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns For escort work her minesweeping gear could be exchanged for around 40 depth charges 4 Construction and career editSpeedy was built by William Hamilton amp Co at Port Glasgow Scotland and completed at J S White amp Co at Cowes Isle of Wight She was commissioned in 1939 Her pennant number was N 17 later J 17 HMS Speedy saw service in the Mediterranean Sea based at Malta as part of 14th 17th Minesweeper Flotilla In May 1943 she hit a mine which resulted in the deaths of four crewmen with eight injured The ship was badly damaged but remained afloat and was towed to harbour for repairs 5 The ship was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and renamed Speedon She was scrapped at Aden in 1957 References edit Lenton pp 251 52 Chesneau p 63 Lenton p 252 Chesneau p 63 Lenton p 252 HMS Speedy 1943 halycyon class co uk Retrieved 20 June 2017 Bibliography editChesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 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 Lenton H T 1998 British amp Empire Warships of the Second World War Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 048 7 External links editHMS Speedy J 17 Minesweeping at Malta Halcyon class co uk HMS Speedy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Speedy J17 amp oldid 1186754705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
