Trawlers of the Royal Navy

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Naval trawlers were purpose-built or requisitioned and operated by the Royal Navy (RN), mainly during World Wars I and II. Vessels built to Admiralty specifications for RN use were known as Admiralty trawlers. All trawlers operated by the RN, regardless of origin, were typically given the prefix HMT, for "His Majesty's Trawler".

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Summary

First World War

Class [1] BuildersDatesBuiltLostDspl
(tons)		Length
(feet)		Power
(ihp)		Speed
(kts)		CrewArmament
Mersey Admiralty trawlerCochrane

Lobnitz Ferguson Goole Shipbuilders

1917–1919112 [2] 43814860011up to 20usually one QF 12 pdr 12 cwt gun
Castle Smith's Dock

and others

14536018
StrathHall Russell167 [3] 31118

The trawler Viola, built in 1906 at Hull and requisitioned September 1914 is the oldest surviving steam trawler in the world. She is beached at Grytviken in South Georgia, though there are plans to return her to Hull. [4]

Second World War

Class [1] BuilderDatesBuiltLostDspl
(tons)		Length
(feet)		Power
(ihp)		Speed
(kts)		CrewArmament
*Basset 18 [5] -46012333 in gun
Tree 20 [6] 653016485011.535 12 pdr gun, 2 × .5 in, 2 × twin MG
Dance 20 [7] 153016185011.5354 in gun, 3 × 20 mm
Shakespearian 12 [8] 3545164950123512 pdr gun, 3 × 20 mm
Isles 112 [9] 12545164850124012 pdr gun, 3 × 20 mm
Portuguese CUF (Lisbon)
Arsenal do Alfeite (Lisbon)
Mónica (Aveiro)		12 [10] 550113012 pdr gun
Brazilian68012.540
Castle6251032
Hill 8 [11] 27501819701135 (40?)12 pdr gun, 3 × 20 mm
Fish 10 [12] 167016770011354 in gun, 3 × 20 mm
Round Table 8 [13] -440137600123512 pdr gun, 1 × 20 mm, 2 × MG
Military 9 [14] -750193100011404 in gun, 4 × 20 mm
Requisitioned215 [15] 72These were ships taken over by the Admiralty

Requisitioned trawlers

There were also 215 trawlers of no specific class [15] These were commercial trawlers that the Admiralty requisitioned. The Royal Navy classified requisitioned trawlers by manufacturer, although such classes were more diverse than traditional naval classifications. Seventy-two requisitioned trawlers were lost.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Anti-Submarine Trawlers - Fighting the U-boats - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  2. ↑ Dittmar & Colledge 1972 , p. 155
  3. ↑ Gardiner 1986, p. 130.
  4. ↑ Blower, Janis (19 May 2015). "World War One-era steam trawler remembered on stamp - Shields Gazette". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Basset class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  6. ↑ "Tree class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  7. ↑ "Dance class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  8. ↑ "Shakespearian class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  9. ↑ "Isles class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  10. ↑ "Naval Trawlers, Admiralty trawlers". www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Hill class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  12. ↑ "Fish class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  13. ↑ "Round Table class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  14. ↑ "Military class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  15. 1 2 "ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.

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