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HMT British: Aug 1939: Minesweeper, returned Dec 1945 HMT British Crown: Sep 1939: Mine recovery vessel, returned 1945 HMT British Guiana: Nov 1939: Anti-submarine, returned Mar 1946 HMT British Honduras: Dec 1939: Anti-submarine, returned Jan 1946 HMT Broadland: 1939: Auxiliary patrol, foundered, North Atlantic 6 Jun 1945 HMT Brock: Aug 1939
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".
In both World Wars naval trawlers were used, as they were naturally suitable for wire sweeping. In World War II this task was given to smaller trawlers of about 300 tons, larger ones being used for anti-submarine work. The increased sophistication and threat posed by the mine meant that specialist mine countermeasure vessels eventually had to ...
Pages in category "Anti-submarine trawlers of the Royal Navy" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Viola (trawler) HMT Vizalma (FY286) W.
British naval trawler HMT Basset. The Basset class of Admiralty trawlers was a class of trawlers built for the British Royal Navy prior to the outbreak of Second World War.The vessels were intended for use as mine-sweepers and for anti-submarine warfare, and the design was based on commercial types, adapted for naval use.
Naval trawlers are vessels built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes; they were widely used during the First and Second World Wars. Some, known in the Royal Navy as "Admiralty trawlers", were purpose-built to naval specifications; others were adapted from civilian use.
This list may not reflect recent ... HMT Hayling; I. Isles-class trawler; L. HMT Laurel (T 29) M. HMAS Medea; PS Medway Queen; HMAS Mercedes; Mersey-class trawler; PS ...
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