| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Kirkliston |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff[1] |
| Yard number | 1518[1] |
| Launched | 18 February 1954 |
| Completed | 21 August 1954[1] |
| Decommissioned | 2 December 1985 |
| Identification | Pennant number: M1157 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 20 October 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ton-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 440 tons |
| Length | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Originally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | |
HMS Kirkliston (M1157) was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, built by Harland and Wolff and launched on 18 February 1954. In a brief episode from 1956 to 1960 she was temporarily renamed HMS Kilmorey and was assigned to the Ulster division Royal Naval Reserve (RNR).
- ^ a b c McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780752488615.
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