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{{Short description|British lead ship of Algerine-class}}
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|Ship yard number=1132<ref name=Tom>{{cite book|last1=McCluskie|first1=Tom|title=The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff|date=2013|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud|isbn=9780752488615|page=151|accessdate=}}</ref>
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*[[List of World War II British naval radar#Type 291|Type 291]] air-search radar
*[[Type 291 radar|Type 291]] air-search radar
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|Ship armament=*1 × single [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|{{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|0}} Mk V gun]]
*4 × twin [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|{{convert|20|mm|adj=on|1}} Oerlikon]] [[autocannon]]
*4 × twin [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|{{convert|20|mm|adj=on|1}} Oerlikon]] [[autocannon]]
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'''HMS ''Algerine''''' was the [[lead ship]] of her namesake class of [[minesweeper]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] during World War II, the [[Algerine-class minesweeper]]s. Initially assigned to the [[North Sea]], she was transferred to lead the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla. The Flotilla were posted to the [[Mediterranean]] to assist with [[Operation Torch]]. In 1942, after a successful mine clearing operation off [[Béjaïa|Bougie]], she was torpedoed by the {{ship|Italian submarine|Ascianghi||2|up=yes}}, causing ''Algerine'' to sink, leaving only eight survivors.
'''HMS ''Algerine''''' was the [[lead ship]] of her namesake class of [[minesweeper]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] during World War II, the {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}}s. Initially assigned to the [[North Sea]], she was transferred to lead the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla. The Flotilla were posted to the [[Mediterranean]] to assist with [[Operation Torch]]. In 1942, after a successful mine clearing operation off [[Béjaïa|Bougie]], she was torpedoed by the {{ship|Italian submarine|Ascianghi||2|up=yes}}, causing ''Algerine'' to sink, leaving only eight survivors.


== Description ==
== Description ==


''Algerine'' displaced {{convert|850|LT|t}} at [[Displacement (ship)|standard]] load and {{convert|1125|LT|t}} at [[deep load]]. The ship had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|225|ft|m|1}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|1}} and a [[draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|8|ft|6|in|m|1}}. She was powered by [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] geared [[steam turbine]]s, driving two shafts, which gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}.{{sfnp|Lenton|1998|p=261}}
''Algerine'' displaced {{convert|850|LT|t|0}} at [[Displacement (ship)|standard]] load and {{convert|1125|LT|t|0}} at [[deep load]]. The ship had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|225|ft|m|1}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|1}} and a [[draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|8|ft|6|in|m|1}}. She was powered by [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] geared [[steam turbine]]s, driving two shafts, which gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}.{{sfnp|Lenton|1998|p=261}}


The ship mounted one single [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|4-inch (102&nbsp;mm) Mk V gun]]. ''Algerine'' had four single mounts for {{convert|20|mm|1|adj=on}} [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon 20 mm]] [[autocannon]], and she was fitted with two [[depth charge]] rails, and four depth charge throwers.{{sfnp|Lenton|1998|p=261}}
The ship mounted one single [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|4-inch (102&nbsp;mm) Mk V gun]]. ''Algerine'' had four single mounts for {{convert|20|mm|1|adj=on}} [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon 20 mm]] [[autocannon]], and she was fitted with two [[depth charge]] rails, and four depth charge throwers.{{sfnp|Lenton|1998|p=261}}
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== Career ==
== Career ==


''Algerine'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 15 March 1941,<ref name="UB "/> by [[Harland & Wolff]], [[Belfast]], and [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 22 December 1941. She was the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to be named {{HMS|Algerine||2}}.<ref name="NH">{{cite web | url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-Algerine.htm | title=HMS Algerine (J 213) - Algerine-class Fleet Minesweeper | work=Naval History | accessdate=29 March 2014 | author=Lt-Cdr Mason, Geoffrey}}</ref> After being completed, the ship was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 24 March 1942, and adopted by [[Sittingbourne]] due to a [[Warship Week]] campaign.<ref name="NH "/>
''Algerine'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 15 March 1941,<ref name="UB "/> by [[Harland & Wolff]], [[Belfast]], and [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 22 December 1941. She was the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to be named {{HMS|Algerine||2}}.<ref name="NH">{{cite web | url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-Algerine.htm | title=HMS Algerine (J 213) - Algerine-class Fleet Minesweeper | work=Naval History | access-date=29 March 2014 | last=Mason |first=Geoffrey}}</ref> After being completed, the ship was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 24 March 1942, and adopted by [[Sittingbourne]] due to a [[Warship Week]] campaign.<ref name="NH "/>

=== 1942 ===


''Algerine'' joined the 9th Minesweeping Flotilla in May 1942 and began action in [[minesweeping]], escorting, and patrolling duties on the east side of England.<ref name="NH "/> She was proposed as leader for the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla, which would participate in action abroad.<ref name="NH "/> Her [[sister ship]]s from the 9th Flotilla, {{HMS|Alarm|J140|2}} and {{HMS|Albacore|J101|2}}, joined her, as did {{HMS|Acute|J106|2}}, and {{HMS|Cadmus|J230|2}}.<ref name="NH "/> In October, she was put forward to go to the Mediterranean to assist [[Operation Torch]], but her departure was delayed due to repair work. The other four ships in her flotilla left for [[Gibraltar]] as escorts to a convoy.<ref name="NH "/> Four days after the other ships left, ''Algerine'' escorted convoy KMF1 to [[Oran]].<ref name="NH "/>
''Algerine'' joined the 9th Minesweeping Flotilla in May 1942 and began action in [[minesweeping]], escorting, and patrolling duties on the east side of England.<ref name="NH "/> She was proposed as leader for the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla, which would participate in action abroad.<ref name="NH "/> Her [[sister ship]]s from the 9th Flotilla, {{HMS|Alarm|J140|2}} and {{HMS|Albacore|J101|2}}, joined her, as did {{HMS|Acute|J106|2}}, and {{HMS|Cadmus|J230|2}}.<ref name="NH "/> In October, she was put forward to go to the Mediterranean to assist [[Operation Torch]], but her departure was delayed due to repair work. The other four ships in her flotilla left for [[Gibraltar]] as escorts to a convoy.<ref name="NH "/> Four days after the other ships left, ''Algerine'' escorted convoy KMF1 to [[Oran]].<ref name="NH "/>


==Fate==
In early November, she helped recover the escort [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Cowdray|L52|2}} off [[Algiers]] after ''Cowdray'' was damaged by an aerial attack.<ref name="NH "/> On 15 November,<ref name="UB "/><ref name="NH "/> ''Algerine'' and ''Alarm'' were positioned off [[Béjaïa|Bougie]], clearing mines.<ref name="UB "/> The mission had been successful, with 46 mines cleared;<ref name="UB "/> but, ''Algerine'' was torpedoed by the Italian {{sclass-|Adua|submarine}} {{ship|Italian submarine|Ascianghi||2}},<ref name="NH "/> commanded by [[Lieutenant commander]] Rino Erler.{{sfnp|Rohwer|1992|p=174|ps=}} The submarine had first fired two torpedoes at the middle ship in the trio, then fired another two torpedoes at the final ship, ''Algerine'':<ref name="UB "/> ''Algerine'' suffered heavy casualties and sank.{{sfnp|Walsh|2004|p=92-93|ps=}} The converted merchant vessel {{MV|Pozarica|1937|2}} rescued 32 men, of whom only 8 survived, internal wounds killing 24.<ref name="UB "/> The survivors had been on a [[Carley raft]].<ref name="UB">{{cite web | url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3751.html | title=HMS Algerine (J 213) | work=UBoat.net | accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref>
In early November, she helped recover the escort [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Cowdray|L52|2}} off [[Algiers]] after ''Cowdray'' was damaged by an aerial attack.<ref name="NH "/> On 15 November,<ref name="UB "/><ref name="NH "/> ''Algerine'' and ''Alarm'' were positioned off [[Béjaïa|Bougie]], clearing mines.<ref name="UB "/> The mission had been successful, with 46 mines cleared;<ref name="UB "/> but, ''Algerine'' was torpedoed by the Italian {{sclass|Adua|submarine}} {{ship|Italian submarine|Ascianghi||2}},<ref name="NH "/> commanded by [[Lieutenant commander]] Rino Erler.{{sfnp|Rohwer|1992|p=174|ps=}} The submarine had first fired two torpedoes at the middle ship in the trio, then fired another two torpedoes at the last ship, ''Algerine'':<ref name="UB "/> ''Algerine'' suffered heavy casualties and sank.{{sfnp|Walsh|2004|pp=92–93|ps=}} The auxiliary anti-aircraft ship {{HMS|Pozarica||2}} rescued 32 men, of whom only 8 survived, internal wounds killing 24.<ref name="UB "/> The survivors had been on a [[Carley raft]].<ref name="UB">{{cite web | url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3751.html | title=HMS Algerine (J 213) | work=UBoat.net | access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> The final death toll was 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1942-11NOV2.htm|title=Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, November 1942|website=www.naval-history.net|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref>


''Algerine''{{'}}s wreck lies at {{convert|1100|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="WS">{{cite web | url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14153 | title=HMS Algerine (J 213) (+1942) | work=Wrecksite | accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> on the northern coast of [[Algeria]].<ref name="UB "/>
''Algerine''{{'}}s wreck lies at {{convert|1100|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="WS">{{cite web | url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14153 | title=HMS Algerine (J 213) (+1942) | work=Wrecksite | access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> on the northern coast of [[Algeria]].<ref name="UB "/>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==


* {{cite book|ref=harv|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
* {{cite book|ref=harv|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1992|edition=Second Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1992|edition=Second Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}}
* {{cite book|ref=harv|last=Walsh|first=Ronald|title=In the Company of Heroes|publisher=Troubador Publishing|location=Leicester|year=2004|edition=First|isbn=1-904744-47-8}}
* {{cite book|last=Walsh|first=Ronald|title=In the Company of Heroes|publisher=Troubador Publishing|location=Leicester|year=2004|edition=First|isbn=1-904744-47-8}}

==External links==
* [https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-HMS_Algerine.htm HMS ''Algerine'' at naval.history.net]
*[https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3751.html HMS ''Algerine'' at uboat.net]


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Latest revision as of 08:05, 23 February 2024

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Algerine.

Algerine in profile, with her pennant number visible
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Algerine
Ordered15 November 1940
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number1132[1]
Laid down15 March 1941
Launched22 December 1941
Completed24 March 1942[1]
Commissioned24 March 1942
IdentificationPennant number: J213
FateSunk by a torpedo from the Ascianghi on 15 November 1942
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAlgerine-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (standard)
  • 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) (deep load)
Length225 ft (68.6 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.8 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m) (deep load)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement85
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Algerine was the lead ship of her namesake class of minesweepers built for the Royal Navy during World War II, the Algerine-class minesweepers. Initially assigned to the North Sea, she was transferred to lead the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla. The Flotilla were posted to the Mediterranean to assist with Operation Torch. In 1942, after a successful mine clearing operation off Bougie, she was torpedoed by the Ascianghi, causing Algerine to sink, leaving only eight survivors.

Description

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Algerine displaced 850 long tons (864 t) at standard load and 1,125 long tons (1,143 t) at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 225 feet (68.6 m), a beam of 35 feet 6 inches (10.8 m) and a draught of 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m). She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).[2]

The ship mounted one single 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V gun. Algerine had four single mounts for 20-millimetre (0.8 in) Oerlikon 20 mm autocannon, and she was fitted with two depth charge rails, and four depth charge throwers.[2]

Career

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Algerine was laid down on 15 March 1941,[3] by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, and launched on 22 December 1941. She was the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to be named Algerine.[4] After being completed, the ship was commissioned on 24 March 1942, and adopted by Sittingbourne due to a Warship Week campaign.[4]

Algerine joined the 9th Minesweeping Flotilla in May 1942 and began action in minesweeping, escorting, and patrolling duties on the east side of England.[4] She was proposed as leader for the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla, which would participate in action abroad.[4] Her sister ships from the 9th Flotilla, Alarm and Albacore, joined her, as did Acute, and Cadmus.[4] In October, she was put forward to go to the Mediterranean to assist Operation Torch, but her departure was delayed due to repair work. The other four ships in her flotilla left for Gibraltar as escorts to a convoy.[4] Four days after the other ships left, Algerine escorted convoy KMF1 to Oran.[4]

Fate

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In early November, she helped recover the escort destroyer Cowdray off Algiers after Cowdray was damaged by an aerial attack.[4] On 15 November,[3][4] Algerine and Alarm were positioned off Bougie, clearing mines.[3] The mission had been successful, with 46 mines cleared;[3] but, Algerine was torpedoed by the Italian Adua-class submarine Ascianghi,[4] commanded by Lieutenant commander Rino Erler.[5] The submarine had first fired two torpedoes at the middle ship in the trio, then fired another two torpedoes at the last ship, Algerine:[3] Algerine suffered heavy casualties and sank.[6] The auxiliary anti-aircraft ship Pozarica rescued 32 men, of whom only 8 survived, internal wounds killing 24.[3] The survivors had been on a Carley raft.[3] The final death toll was 84.[7]

Algerine's wreck lies at 1,100 ft (340 m)[8] on the northern coast of Algeria.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780752488615.
  2. ^ a b Lenton (1998), p. 261.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "HMS Algerine (J 213)". UBoat.net. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mason, Geoffrey. "HMS Algerine (J 213) - Algerine-class Fleet Minesweeper". Naval History. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ Rohwer (1992), p. 174
  6. ^ Walsh (2004), pp. 92–93
  7. ^ "Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, November 1942". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. ^ "HMS Algerine (J 213) (+1942)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

36°45′N 05°11′E / 36.750°N 5.183°E / 36.750; 5.183

Bibliography

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  • Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
  • Rohwer, Jürgen (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Second Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
  • Walsh, Ronald (2004). In the Company of Heroes (First ed.). Leicester: Troubador Publishing. ISBN 1-904744-47-8.
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