Venturer-class minesweeper

HMS Venturer
Class overview
Operators	Royal Navy
In commission	1978–1983
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	392 long tons (398 t) full load
Length	120 ft 7 in (36.75 m) o/a
Beam	29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)

The Venturer-class minesweepers were naval trawlers converted from fishing trawlers to minesweeper service for the Royal Navy in 1978.

There were 2 members of the class:

• HMS Venturer - originally Suffolk Harvester
• HMS St David - originally Suffolk Monarch

They reverted to their former names and owner in November 1983 and were converted into oil rig safety/standby vessels.

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.