HMS Truro (1919)

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History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Builder William Simons & Company, Renfrew
Launched16 April 1919
FateSold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Milford Haven
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 Truro was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

Ship's badge in the National Maritime Museum NMM by Richard Symonds 23.JPG
Ship's badge in the National Maritime Museum

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