Bangor-class minesweeper
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bangor-class-minesweeper-163-13166310
title:
Bangor-class minesweeper
text:
The Bangor-class minesweepers were a class of warships operated by the Royal Navy (RN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), and Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during the Second World War. The class derives its name from the lead ship, HMS Bangor, which was launched on 19 February 1940 and commissioned on 7 November of that year. Royal Navy ships were named after coastal towns of the United Kingdom. Their lack of size gave vessels of the class poor sea handling abilities, reportedly
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of warships used in the Second World War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor-class_minesweeper
date created:
2005-07-18T10:33:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:36:58Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/HMS_Blackpool_FL2208.jpg","width":800,"height":592}
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13
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