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Trawlers of the Royal Navy

Trawlers of the Royal Navy

List of trawlers of the Royal Navy

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".

Summary

First World War

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

Second World War

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Requisitioned trawlers

Main article: List of requisitioned trawlers of the Royal Navy (WWII)

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.

See also

Footnotes

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    "Anti-Submarine Trawlers - Fighting the U-boats - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 155
  3. [3]
    Gardiner 1986, p. 130.
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    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.
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    "Basset class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    "Tree class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    "Shakespearian class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    "Isles class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    "Naval Trawlers, Admiralty trawlers". www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk.
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    "Hill class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    "Fish class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
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    "Round Table class MS Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  14. [14]
    "Military class ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  15. [15]
    "ASW Trawlers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net.

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