| HMS Shalford (P3101) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Shalford (P3101) |
| Operator: |
 Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Yarrow |
| Completed: | 21 August 1952 |
| Fate: | Sold 8 September 1967 to Singapore for break up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
HMS Shalford was one of 20 boats of the Ford-class of patrol boats built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s.
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. OCLC 67375475.
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