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 HMT Swansea Castle
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Castle class |
| Operators | |
| Completed | about 200 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper/Naval trawler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 135 ft (41 m)/125 ft (38 m) |
| Beam | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | 550 ihp (410 kW) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 26 or 27 |
| Armament | Most armed with 76 mm 12-pounder gun, George Harris, Thomas Bartlett, John Bomkworth: 57 mm 6-pounder gun, Giovonni Guinti QF 4 inch naval gun. |
The Castle-class minesweeper was a highly sea worthy naval trawler adapted for minesweeping and built to Admiralty specifications. Altogether about 200 were built between 1916 and 1919.
The Castle class originated with the commercial trawler Raglan Castle of 1915, taken up for Royal Navy service. The design was adapted by Smith's Dock Company Ltd to Admiralty requirements for building in quantity.
During World War I, 145 were built for the Admiralty. After the war about 55 further ships were built as trawlers and many of the minesweepers were converted to trawlers
Early in World War II 10 Canadian built Trawlers that had been sold into commercial service after WWI with a number of European countries were captured by the Germans and put in Kriegsmarine service.[1] 25 others were reacquired/requisitioned by the Royal Navy.[2]
New Zealand additions
In 1940 the New Zealand Marine Department opted for this class in preference to the more modern Blomvlei design, also by Smith's Dock, 1935, and another 13 vessels of the class were built and put into service.
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HMT Cardiff Castle -
HMT Ben Dearg
See also
- Template:Sclass2-- trawlers used in World War II that were based on the Castle class design
- Castle class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy
References
- ^ "TR type patrols of WWII, Germany". Navypedia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Castle type Trawlers, mine warfare ships, Royal Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- McDougall, R J (1989). New Zealand Naval Vessels. Government Printing Office. pp. 62–69. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4.
External links
- "S.T. Michael Griffith, FD249 a Fleetwood steam trawler of the Castle class". The Bosun's Watch - History of the Fleetwood fishing fleet. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher=|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Some Castle class minesweepers
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- ^ "TR type patrols of WWII, Germany". Navypedia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Castle type Trawlers, mine warfare ships, Royal Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.