Algerine class minesweeper
- Algerine class minesweeper
"Algerines" sunk in combat
* "Algerine" was torpedoed by the Italian submarine "Ascianghi" off Bougie, Algeria on 15 November 1942.
* "Alarm" was damaged beyond repair by air attack off Bône, Algeria on 2 January 1943.
* "Loyalty" (ex-"Rattler") was sunk by "U-480" in the English Channel on 22 August 1944.
* "Regulus" was sunk by a mine off Corgu on 12 January 1945.
* "Squirrel" was sunk by a mine off Phuket, Thailand on 24 July 1945.
* "Vestal" was sunk by a Japanese kamikaze plane off Phuket, Thailand on 26 July 1945.
External links
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=140 "Algerine" class] from [http://uboat.net/ uboat.net]
* [http://www.minesweepers.org.uk/ The Algerine Association]
* [http://jproc.ca/rrp/algerine.html ALGERINE Class Minesweepers - Radio Fit]
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