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Ley-class minehunter
 Bofors gun on HMS Isis (1978)
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ley class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Built | 1952–1955 |
| Completed | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minehunter |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 100 ft (30 m) p/p |
| Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman diesels, 700 bhp (522 kW) |
| Speed | 13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
The Ley class was a class of inshore minehunter built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1950s. They had pennant numbers in the series M2001. Eleven ships were built in the early 1950s, most of which were subsequently disarmed and used as training vessels, RNXS tenders, URNU vessels etc.
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