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measured 164 feet (50 m) in length with a beam of 27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m) and a mean draft of 11 feet 1 inch (3.38 m) A single triple-expansion reciprocating engine of 850
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received Luftwaffe reports of two groups of ships. Marschall decided on his own initiative to attack the southernmost group, which was escorted by
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This article about a specific naval minesweeper of the United Kingdom is a
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. 382:encountered and sank the aircraft carrier 428: 426: 167:11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) (mean) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 16:British minesweeping trawler (1939–1940) 504: 211:QF 12-pounder (76-mm) anti-aircraft gun 1238: 423: 675: 478: 274:(630 kW) gave her a speed of 12 256:Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd. 179:, 850 ihp (634 kW), 1 shaft 80:Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd. 39: 1183: 296:and was sunk on 8 June 1940 in the 13: 292:served in the early months of the 159:27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) 14: 1287: 1276:United Kingdom minesweeper stubs 1187: 1168: 1163: 1151: 1143: 374:to refuel. Later that same day, 351:; they spared the hospital ship 41: 1271:Maritime incidents in June 1940 1251:Ships built on the River Clyde 410: 1: 403: 1199:. You can help Knowledge by 416:Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), 265:A steel vessel of 545 tons, 7: 191:(22 km/h; 14 mph) 10: 1292: 1182: 663:Trawlers of the Royal Navy 347:, and the empty troopship 18: 1138: 1080: 707: 660: 512: 359:was sunk by gunfire from 113: 34: 30: 434:Hitler's High Seas Fleet 1050:Console Generale Liuzzi 151:164 ft (50 m) 114:General characteristics 370:and the destroyers to 175:1 × Triple expansion 366:Marschall then sent 300:at the close of the 272:indicated horsepower 177:reciprocating engine 1246:Tree-class trawlers 506:Tree-class trawlers 457: /  388:and the destroyers 254:. 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Index

HMS Juniper
Juniper
Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd.
Port Glasgow
Tree-class
trawler
long tons
t
reciprocating engine
knots
QF 12-pounder (76-mm) anti-aircraft gun
20mm Oerlikon
depth charges
Tree-class
minesweeping
trawler
Royal Navy
Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd.
Port Glasgow
indicated horsepower
knots
Oerlikon
depth charges
Second World War
Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Campaign
Wilhelm Marschall
battleships
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau

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