HMS Blackpool (J27) was a British Bangor-class minesweeper that served in World War II. She was paid off and sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1946.

HMS Blackpool
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Blackpool
Laid down19 September 1939
Launched4 July 1940
Commissioned3 February 1941
DecommissionedJuly 1946
StrickenJuly 1946
FateTransferred to Norway, late 1946
Norway
NameHNoMS Tarna
Commissioned9 September 1946
Stricken1 May 1961
IdentificationM-310
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement605 tons
Length162 ft (49.4 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8.25 ft (2.51 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement60
Armament

History

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Royal Navy

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Second World War

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HMS Blackpool was ordered on 6 July 1939 from Harland and Wolff, and laid down at Govan shipyard, Glasgow on 19 September 1939. She was launched on 4 July 1940 and commissioned on 3 February 1941. She was named after the English coastal town Blackpool, and was the first vessel to carry that name.[1]

Following her work-up, she served on escort and minesweeping duties in the English Channel for most of the war.[1]

Post war duties

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Blackpool continued mine clearing duties near Plymouth until July 1946, when she was paid off to reserve status, and sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy later that year.[2]

Royal Norwegian Navy

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Blackpool was purchased and renamed Tarna by the Royal Norwegian Navy, and remained on the active register of ships until being struck in May 1961.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HMS Blackpool, minesweeper". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ "HMS Blackpool (J 27) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Bangor class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Minesveiper HMS Blackpool J27 - Sjøhistorie.no". www.sjohistorie.no. Retrieved 8 April 2018.