HMS Shalford (P3101)

HMS Shalford was one of 20 boats of the Ford-class of patrol boats built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Shalford (P3101)
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Yarrow
Launched	29 October 1951
Completed	21 August 1952
Fate	Sold 8 September 1967 to Singapore for break up
General characteristics
Class and type	Ford class seaward defence boat
Displacement	120 tons standard 160 tons full load
Length	117 ft 3 in (35.74 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion	1 × Foden diesel (Centre shaft) 2 × Paxman 12YHAX 550hp Diesels (Outer shafts)
Speed	20 knots
Complement	19
Armament	1 × 40 mm anti-aircraft gun 2 × 20 mm anti aircraft guns

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ford. This boat was named after Shalford.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.