HMS Eminent

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Eminent (W116)
BuilderDefoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down22 May 1942
Launched12 August 1942
Commissioned14 September 1942
Stricken8 May 1946
IdentificationIMO number: 5235870
FateReturned to the United States Navy, 13 June 1946
General characteristics
TypeFavourite-class tugboat
Displacement835 tons full
Length143 ft
Beam33 ft 10 in (extreme)
Draft13 ft 2 in (limiting)
Propulsionone General Motors Diesel-electric model 12-278A

single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear Ship's Service Generators one Diesel-drive 60 kW 120 V D.C. one Diesel-drive 30 kW 120 V D.C.

single propeller, 1,500shp
Speed13 knots
Complement45
Armament1 x 3"/50 caliber gun 2 x single 20mm gun mounts

HMS Eminent (W 116) was a Favourite-class tugboat of the Royal Navy during World War II.

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