HMS Shalford (P3101)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Shalford (P3101)
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Yarrow
Launched	29 October 1951
Completed	21 August 1952
Fate	Sold 8 September 1967 to Singapore for break up
General characteristics
Class and type	Ford class seaward defence boat
Displacement	120 tons standard 160 tons full load
Length	117 ft 3 in (35.74 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion	1 × Foden diesel (Centre shaft) 2 × Paxman 12YHAX 550hp Diesels (Outer shafts)
Speed	20 knots
Complement	19
Armament	1 × 40 mm anti-aircraft gun 2 × 20 mm anti aircraft guns

HMS Shalford was one of 20 boats of the Ford-class of patrol boats built for the Royal Navy in the 1950s.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ford. This boat was named after Shalford.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.