HMS Rye (J76)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rye
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon, Scotland
Laid down	27 November 1939
Launched	19 August 1940
Commissioned	20 November 1941
Fate	Sold on 24 August 1948; Scrapped at Purfleet in September 1948.;
Badge	On a Field per Pale Red and Blue, a demi-lion passant, Gold langued and armed Blue conjoined to the hulk of a ship White.
General characteristics
Class & type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	656 long tons (667 t) standard; 820 long tons (833 t) full;
Length	174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power	2,000 ihp (1,500 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	60
Armament	1 × single 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun; 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun;

HMS Rye (J76) was a Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rye
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon, Scotland
Laid down	27 November 1939
Launched	19 August 1940
Commissioned	20 November 1941
Fate	Sold on 24 August 1948 Scrapped at Purfleet in September 1948.
Badge	On a Field per Pale Red and Blue, a demi-lion passant, Gold langued and armed Blue conjoined to the hulk of a ship White.
General characteristics
Class & type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	656 long tons (667 t) standard 820 long tons (833 t) full
Length	174 ft (53 m) o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Installed power	2,000 ihp (1,500 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 steam turbines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	60
Armament	1 × single 12-pounder 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun 1 × single QF 2-pounder (4 cm) AA gun