 HMS Barglow | |
| Class overview | |
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| Operators | |
| Completed | 74 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Boom defence vessel |
| Displacement | 533 long tons (542 t) |
| Length | 41.14 m (135 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | 1 × 12-pounder gun |
The Bar class were a class of boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and South African Navy during World War II.
| Name | Ship builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMAS Koala | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company, Sydney | 14 November 1939 | Sold in 1969 |
| HMAS Kangaroo | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company, Sydney | 4 May 1940 | Sold in 1967 |
| HMAS Karangi | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company, Sydney | 16 August 1941 | Sold in 1966 |
| Name | Ship builder | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAS Somerset (ex HMS Barcross) | Blythe S.B. Co | 21 January 1943 | Decommissioned 31 March 1986. Museum ship, Cape Town from 2 September 1988 until scrapping in April 2024[3] |
| SAS Fleur (ex HMS Barbrake) | William Simons & Co, Renfrew, Scotland) | 15 February 1943 | Sunk by naval gunfire off Simonstown on 8 October 1965[3] |
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