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HMS Cynthia (J 345)
ex-BAM-15


BAM-15 was built for Great Britain.
BAM-1/Auk Class Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 7 September 1942 as BAM-15 by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, WA
  • Launched 25 January 1943
  • Completed 7 December 1943, transferred to Great Britain and named HMS Cynthia (J 345)
  • Returned to U.S. custody 20 January 1947
  • Transferred to the War Shipping Administration in December 1947 and scrapped.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 945 t.
  • Length 184' 6"
  • Beam 33'
  • Draft 9' 9"
  • Speed 14.8 kts.
  • Complement 104
  • Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks and five depth charge projectors
  • Propulsion: Two 1,710shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.
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    BAM-15 190k . Mark Clarkson website
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