 HMS Falconet | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Net class |
| Builders |
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| Operators | |
| Built | 1938–1939 |
| In commission | 1939–1958 |
| Completed | 11 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Boom defence vessel |
| Displacement | 530 long tons (539 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
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