HMS Wem

History
United Kingdom
BuilderWilliam Simons & Co., Renfrew
Launched12 September 1919
Fate
  • Sold 22 April 1922 to The Cutch SN Co
  • Renamed Deshalpur
  • Broken up c. 1927
General characteristics
Class & type
Displacement800 long tons (813 t)
Length213 ft (64.9 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement74
Armament

HMS Wem was a Hunt-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Completed in 1919, the ship was sold out of the service in 1921.