HMS Loyalty (J217)

History
United Kingdom
Name
  • HMS Rattler (until June 1943)
  • HMS Loyalty (from June 1943)
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number1142
Laid down14 April 1941
Launched9 December 1942
Completed22 April 1943
Commissioned22 April 1943
IdentificationPennant number J217
Motto"Fight for the King"
Honours &
awards		Normandy 1944
FateSunk on 22 August 1944 by U-480
BadgeOn a Field barry wavy of six White and Blue, a sprig of three oak leaves, Gold
General characteristics
Class & typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement850 tons
Length225 ft (69 m)
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • two shafts
  • 2,000 ihp (1.5 MW)
Complement85 men
Armament

HMS Loyalty was a turbine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, formerly HMS Rattler . She served during the Second World War. Commissioned in 1943, Loyalty saw action off the coast of Normandy during the Allied assault there in 1944. While performing duties off the coast, the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine and sank.

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