HMS Pelorus (J291)
HMS Pelorus (pennant number: J291) was an Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. Upon completion, the ship became the flotilla leader of the 7th Minesweeper Flotilla, clearing mines off the east coast of England. In June 1944, the flotilla was assigned to sweep one of the beaches during the Normandy landings until she struck a mine the following month. After her repairs were completed, Pelorus was reassigned to the English Channel and the 6th Minesweeping Flotilla. The flotilla was transferred to the Indian Ocean in 1945 and spent some time escorting convoys. They participated in Operation Collie, a bombardment of Japanese positions in the Nicobar Islands, in July and then swept the Strait of Malacca and the approaches to Singapore in August.
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HMS Pelorus (J291)
HMS Pelorus (pennant number: J291) was an Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. Upon completion, the ship became the flotilla leader of the 7th Minesweeper Flotilla, clearing mines off the east coast of England. In June 1944, the flotilla was assigned to sweep one of the beaches during the Normandy landings until she struck a mine the following month. After her repairs were completed, Pelorus was reassigned to the English Channel and the 6th Minesweeping Flotilla. The flotilla was transferred to the Indian Ocean in 1945 and spent some time escorting convoys. They participated in Operation Collie, a bombardment of Japanese positions in the Nicobar Islands, in July and then swept the Strait of Malacca and the approaches to Singapore in August.
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HMS Pelorus (pennant number: J ...... e South African coast in 1994.
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1943-10-07
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1942-10-08
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1942-01-01
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1943-06-18
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Diveable wreck
Scuttled, 12 November 1994
Sold to theSouth African Navy, 1947
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Ship acquired
Purchased from the Royal Navy, 1947
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Ship armament
*1 × QF Mk V DP gun
*4 × single Oerlikon AA guns
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Ship commissioned
1943-10-07
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Ship country
South Africa
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United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
May 1946
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Ship fate
Sold to the South African Navy, 1947
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Ship identification
Pennant number: J291
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Ship laid down
1942-10-08
Ship launched
1943-06-18
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Ship name
Pelorus
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Ship nickname
PMB
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Ship ordered
1942-01-01
Ship power
*2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
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Ship propulsion
*2 shafts
*2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
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Ship sensors
*Type 271 surface-search radar
*Type 291 air-search radar
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Diveable wreck
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HMS Pelorus (pennant number: J ...... oaches to Singapore in August.
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HMS Pelorus (J291)
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