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HMS Foam (J 405)
ex-BAM-27


BAM-27 was built for Great Britain.
Auk Class Minesweeper/Catherine Class British Minesweeper: Laid down 27 January 1943 as BAM-27 by the Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, WA; Launched 20 May 1943; Completed and transferred to Great Britain as HMS Foam (J 405), 28 April 1944; Returned to U.S. custody 13 November 1946; Scrapped in 1947.

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 single 20mm gun mounts, two dcpth charge tracks, five depth charge projectiles; Propulsion two 1,710shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.

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BAM-27 108k Left to right - HMS Bramble (J 11) an Algerine Class minesweeper, Foam and a U.S. built Escort Carrier is on
the right.
Imperial War Museum photo from Allied Escort Ships of World War II by Peter Elliott		 Krlicbegovic Edib
Bosnia & Hercegovina
BAM-27 108k Seen from the after deck of the Bramble passing an "A" sweep between them Robert Hurst
There is no DANFS history currently available for BAM-27.
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