HMS Tralee

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Builder William Simons & Company, Renfrew
Launched17 December 1918
FateSold 2 July 1929 to Hill, Dover
General characteristics
Class & type Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement800 long tons (813  t)
Length213 ft (64.9 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range1,500  nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement74
Armament

HMS Tralee was a Hunt-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Completed in 1918, the ship was sold for scrap in 1929.

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Design and description

The Aberdare sub-class were enlarged versions of the original Hunt-class ships with a more powerful armament. The ships displaced 750 long tons (760  t ) at normal load [1] and 930 long tons (940 t) at full load. [2] They measured 231 feet (70.4 m) long overall with a beam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 7 feet 6 inches (2.3 m). The ships' complement consisted of 74 officers and ratings. [1]

The ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft using steam provided by two Yarrow boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,200 indicated horsepower (1,600  kW ) and gave a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). They carried a maximum of 185 long tons (188 t) of coal [1] which gave them a range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). [3]

The Aberdare sub-class was armed with a quick-firing (QF) four-inch (102 mm) gun forward of the bridge and a QF twelve-pounder (3-inch (76.2 mm)) anti-aircraft gun aft. [1] Some ships were fitted with QF six-pounder (2.2-inch (57 mm)) Hotchkiss guns or QF three-pounder (1.5-inch (37 mm)) Hotchkiss guns in lieu of the twelve-pounder. [3]

Construction and career

Tralee, the first ship of her name in the Royal Navy, was built by William Simons & Company at their shipyard in Renfrew, Scotland. The ship was launched on 17 December 1918. She was sold on 2 July 1929 to Hill in Dover to be broken up. [4]

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Preston, p. 98
  2. Lenton, p. 250
  3. 1 2 Cocker, p. 76
  4. Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 443

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