HMS Rosario (J219)
 De Moor (M905)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rosario |
| Namesake | Rosario |
| Ordered | 15 November 1940 |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Laid down | 22 September 1942 |
| Launched | 3 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number: J219 |
| Fate | Sold to the Belgium, January 1953 |
 Belgium | |
| Name | De Moor |
| Namesake | De Moor |
| Acquired | 1953 |
| Commissioned | 15 January 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 1969 |
| Identification | Pennant number: M905 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draught | 12.25 ft 6 in (3.89 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMS Rosario (J219) was a turbine engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper during the Second World War. She survived the war and was sold to Belgium in 1953 as De Moor (M905).
Design and description[]
The reciprocating group displaced 1,010–1,030 long tons (1,030–1,050 t) at standard load and 1,305–1,325 long tons (1,326–1,346 t) at deep load The ships measured 225 feet (68.6 m) long overall with a beam of 35 feet 6 inches (10.8 m). They had a draught of 12 feet 3 inches (3.7 m). The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.[1]
The reciprocating ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). They carried a maximum of 660 long tons (671 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1]
The Algerine class was armed with a QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun[2] 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.[1]
Construction and career[]
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The ship was ordered on 15 November 1940 at the Harland & Wolff at Belfast, Ireland. She was laid down on 22 September 1942 and launched on 3 April 1943. She was commissioned on 9 July 1943.[3] She joined the 19th Minesweeper Flotilla.[4]
In October 1943, she conducted minesweeping exercise together with her flotilla which consists of , HMS Brave, and HMS Spanker.[4]
In January 1944, she was deployed to Gibraltar for convoy escort and anti-submarine patrols. On 1 February, she was redeployed to Malta but did not took part in Operation Shingle with her flotilla.[4]
On 11 May 1944, she was deployed together with HMS Fly, HMS Cadmus, , HMS Espiegle and of the 12th Minesweeper Flotilla for mine sweeping operation in Bay of Gaeta. Their purpose are to provide safe anchorage for USS Brooklyn, USS Philadelphia and HMS Dido so the cruisers would provide naval gunfire support for attack on Monte Cassino. Rosario came under fire from shore batteries but was able to escape unscathed.[4]
On 16 June 1944, she rejoined the 19th Minesweeper Flotilla and deployed to carry out minesweep in advance of ships on passage to carry out landings on island of Elba code named Operation Brassard.[4]
She was again deployed on 18 July 1944 with her flotilla in joint minesweeping operations off Civitavecchia to clear a channel north of Cape Corso in preparation for Operation Lobster. In August 1944, she returned to Naples with ships of her flotilla to prepare for planned allied landings in South France code named Operation Dragoon. In December, she returned to Ancona for Christmas.[4]
From January to March 1945, she took part in for mine clearance in southern Adriatic. She was transferred to the 5th Minesweeper Flotilla from April to May.[4]
In 1946, she returned to the United Kingdom. She was deployed at Cuxhaven for mine clearance until December when she returned to Port Edgar for minesweeping training.[4]
Rosario was decommissioned in 1947.
She was then sold to Belgium in 1953.
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Rosario was renamed De Moor and was commissioned on 15 January 1953.
On 4 April 1967, the ship left Oostende for Australia on a 6 month scientific expedition. She made multiple port calls to Tunis, Port Said, Massawa, Colombo, Djakarta, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Gladstone, Townsville, Darwin, Singapore, Cochin, Diego Suarez, Cape town, Abidjan and Tenerife. She returned back to Oostende on 20 February 1968. The ship had to return through South Africa due to the ongoing War of Attrition between Egypt and Israel.[3]
The ship was decommissioned in 1969 and sold for scrap in Bruges, 1970.
References[]
- ^ a b c Lenton, p. 261
- ^ Chesneau, p. 65
- ^ a b "HMS Rosario (J 219) of the Royal Navy - British Minesweeper of the Algerine class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "HMS Rosario, minesweeper". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- 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.
- Peter Elliott (1977) Allied Escort Ships of World War II. MacDonald & Janes, ISBN 0 356 08401 9
- Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
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- Ships built in Belfast
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- World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom
- Algerine-class minesweepers of the Belgian Navy