HMS Shalford

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Shalford
BuilderYarrow
Launched29 October 1951
Completed21 August 1952
IdentificationPennant number: P3101
FateSold 8 September 1967 to Singapore for break up
General characteristics
Class & typeFord-class seaward defence boat
Displacement
  • 120 tons standard
  • 160 tons full load
Length117 ft 3 in (35.74 m)
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Foden diesel (centre shaft)
  • 2 × Paxman 12YHAX 550 hp (410 kW) diesels (outer shafts)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement19
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.


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