The Probert Encyclopaedia of Ships

CHEERFUL

HMS Cheerful was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Cheerful was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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