Namesake Blackburn, Lancashire Beam 28 ft (8.5 m) Launched August 1918 Weight 721.4 tons | Displacement 710 tons Draught 8 ft (2.4 m) Length 70 m Draft 2.4 m | |
Fate Sold 17 October 1922 to Fryer, Sunderland Class and type Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class Builder Bow, McLachlan and Company | ||
HMS Blackburn was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Burnham, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and a coastal location.
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