| 词条 | HMS Squirrel (J301) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HMS Squirrel was a turbine-powered {{sclass-|Algerine|minesweeper}} built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was scuttled after striking a mine in 1945. Design and descriptionThe turbine-powered ships displaced {{convert|850|LT|t}} at standard load and {{convert|1125|LT|t}} at deep load. The ship measured {{convert|225|ft|m|1}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|35|ft|6|in|m|1}}. The turbine group had a draught of {{convert|11|ft|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.[4] The ships had two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of {{convert|2000|shp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. The ships carried a maximum of {{convert|660|LT|t|0}} of fuel oil that gave them a range of {{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}.[4] The Algerine class was armed with a QF {{Convert|4|in|mm|abbr=on|0}} Mk V anti-aircraft gun[5] and four twin-gun mounts for Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The latter guns were in short supply when the first ships were being completed and they often got a proportion of single mounts. By 1944, single-barrel Bofors 40 mm mounts began replacing the twin 20 mm mounts on a one for one basis. All of the ships were fitted for four throwers and two rails for depth charges.[4] Construction and careerShe was launched in 1944. Squirrel took part in minesweeping operations off the west coast of the Malay peninsula on 24 July 1945.[6] The operations were supported by the British East Indies Fleet, which defeated a Japanese kamikaze attack on {{HMS|Ameer|D01|6}} at the time.[6] Squirrel hit a mine off Phuket Island during the attack, and was scuttled by Royal Naval gunfire two and a half hours later.[3] Seven men were lost in the attack.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_x.pdf|title=NMM, vessel ID 376280|work=Warship Histories, vol x|publisher=National Maritime Museum|accessdate=1 August 2011}} 2. ^1 {{cite book|last1=McCluskie|first1=Tom|title=The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff|date=2013|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud|isbn=9780752488615|page=153}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Brown|first=David|title=Warship Losses of World War Two|year=1995|publisher=Arms and Armour|location=London|isbn=1854092782|page=155}} 4. ^1 2 Lenton, p. 261 5. ^Chesneau, p. 65 6. ^1 {{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s5soAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RNcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6230,4222255&dq=hms-squirrel&hl=en | title=Suicide Plane Attack Fails | work=The Southeast Missourian | date=30 July 1945 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=1 August 2011 | pages=1}} Bibliography
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