HMS Fareham (J89)

History
UK
Builder	Dunlop Bremmer, Port Glasgow
Launched	7 June 1918
Fate	Sold 24 August 1948. Broken up Ward, Hayle
Notes	Pennant J89 / N89
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement	710 tons
Length	231 ft (70 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speed	max 16 knots
Range	140 tons coal
Complement	73 men
Armament	1x QF 4 inch forward QF 12 pounder aft 2x twin 0.303 inch machine guns

HMS Fareham was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

In 1944-45 she was named St Angelo II, acting as a minesweeping base ship.

See also

• Fareham

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.