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Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Shipownervessel built for Admiralty

Date25 March 1940

Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 150' x breadth 27' 6" x depth 15'
gross tonnage between 530-550 tons (sources vary)

Object numberABDSHIP002462

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 753

Fate: Torpedoed by E-boat then sank 90 degrees 6 miles off Selsey Bill, 31 January 1944

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Tree class admiralty minesweeping trawler, single screw, armament 1 x 12 pdr gun, 2 x 0.5 inch AA, 2 x twin light machine guns.

Owners:
1940-44: Royal Navy
(Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 197)

General History:
29/09/1939: Laid down
25/03/1940: Launched
03/07/1940: Commissioned
31/01/1944: Torpedoed by E-boat about 2:45am South East of Beachy Head. Remained afloat with remainder of armament working. Taken in tow but rolled over and sank 90 degrees 6 miles off Selsey Bill at 1:25pm. Ten lives lost. (Toghill, Royal Navy Trawlers, p. 197)

Powered by reciprocating single screw vertical triple expansion engine, 850 HP, speed 11.5 knots.
(Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu)