HMS Maenad (J335)
{{Short description|Algerine-class minesweeper}}
{{other ships|HMS Maenad}}
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HMS Maenad was a reciprocating engine-powered {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1957.
Name
Design and description
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The reciprocating group displaced {{convert|1010|-|1030|LT|t}} at standard load and {{convert|1305|-|1325|LT|t}} at deep load The ships measured {{convert|225|ft|m|1}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|1}}. They had a draught of {{convert|12|ft|3|in|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.Lenton, p. 261
The reciprocating ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of {{convert|2400|ihp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. They carried a maximum of {{convert|660|LT|t|0}} of fuel oil that gave them a range of {{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}.
The Algerine class was armed with a QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun anti-aircraft gunChesneau, p. 65 and four twin-gun mounts for Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The latter guns were in short supply when the first ships were being completed and they often got a proportion of single mounts. By 1944, single-barrel Bofors 40 mm mounts began replacing the twin 20 mm mounts on a one for one basis. All of the ships were fitted for four throwers and two rails for depth charges.
Construction and career
Maenad was laid down by Redfern Construction Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 1 March 1944. She was launched on 8 June 1944 and completed on 11 November of that year. She was initially assigned to the 11th Flotilla of the East Indies Fleet with her last sweep being the Addu Atoll in the Maldives.
Maenad was then put into reserve in March 1947 and became part of the 6th Flotilla based at Singapore. The ship arrived for scrapping at Grays on 18 December 1957.
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
External links
- [https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3827.html HMS Maenad at uboat.net]
- [https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/algerine_class.htm#HMS%20Maenad HMS Maenad at battleships-cruisers.co.uk]
{{Algerine class minesweepers}}
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Category:Algerine-class minesweepers of the Royal Navy