41:
248:
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278:. 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. The purpose of the order was to make use of specialist mercantile shipyards to provide vessels for war use by adapting commercial designs to Admiralty specifications.
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A total of 50 vessels were ordered from Indian yards (including two for the Ceylon
Government) though in the event more than half were cancelled. Twenty-two were completed during the war; another 25 were cancelled and four were destroyed before completion when invading Japanese forces in 1942
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A further 16 vessels were ordered from
Canadian shipyards in the war years, also bearing Canadian names. These were for the Royal Navy, though eight of these were transferred on completion to the Royal Canadian Navy. These are usually referred to as Canadian
329:
served as the prototype for a series of
Admiralty trawlers, of which a total of 180 were built during the conflict using a variety of naming schemes. The first 20 vessels were ordered under the 1939 programme (the
354:
Four vessels were built for the Royal
Canadian Navy at various yards; these ships had strengthened hulls to cope with pack ice conditions and were also known as the
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768:
2053:
996:
1626:
812:
1183:
819:
791:
737:
718:
1779:
1718:
975:
826:
761:
881:
874:
1192:
888:
223:
1817:
1667:
1660:
1588:
1338:
1273:
1162:
1148:
1122:
929:
378:
over-ran their shipyards in Burma. These vessels bore the names of Indian cities, but are variously referred to as Indian
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1745:
1278:
1115:
955:
922:
833:
1878:
754:
339:
1619:
1030:
936:
607:
230:
1967:
1883:
1752:
1740:
1735:
1692:
1687:
1593:
1129:
948:
1863:
1704:
1600:
1333:
1318:
1248:
1219:
1214:
982:
1792:
1757:
1728:
1711:
1424:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1224:
989:
355:
84:
1938:
1521:
1507:
1480:
1459:
1328:
1323:
845:
1988:
1974:
1919:
1900:
1723:
1612:
1607:
1401:
1396:
1363:
1155:
1108:
1101:
1057:
1003:
1952:
1912:
1893:
1846:
1812:
1697:
1653:
1445:
1431:
1368:
1283:
1229:
1064:
746:
189:
1873:
1858:
1646:
1561:
1533:
1500:
1466:
1452:
1358:
1234:
1094:
366:
343:
335:
286:
59:
1931:
1868:
1825:
1797:
1769:
1373:
1141:
1134:
1069:
941:
805:
331:
1981:
1888:
1764:
1528:
1473:
1438:
1378:
1268:
1010:
867:
733:
714:
446:
290:
263:
1945:
1926:
1514:
1241:
908:
798:
783:
465:
438:
430:
422:
275:
1907:
1638:
1568:
1554:
1547:
1175:
1089:
860:
853:
1807:
1540:
1419:
900:
473:
247:
2042:
1841:
1802:
1081:
1049:
1022:
267:
146:
1411:
915:
237:
1959:
1580:
403:
201:
72:
967:
310:
282:
271:
46:
1679:
1492:
1206:
334:
class), 30 vessels under the 1939 War
Emergency programme in two groups (20
1388:
1037:
1350:
281:
Orders were placed at shipyards in
Britain, Canada and India for the
314:
246:
750:
342:
class), and a further 130 over the next four years (the
730:
Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey
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1778:
1678:
1637:
1579:
1491:
1410:
1387:
1349:
1205:
1174:
1080:
1048:
1021:
966:
899:
844:
782:
407:(T10), mined 20 November 1939 in the Thames estuary
777:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
711:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
325:had oil-fired, engines. With the onset of war,
762:
8:
317:. The main difference between them was that
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755:
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180:10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) (mean)
713:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
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628:
626:
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693:British Warship Losses of World War II
382:class or Indian Isles class trawlers.
20:
2023:Laid down and completed after the war
662:Lenton, H.T.; Colledge, J.J. (1964).
192:, 1 shaft, 850 ihp (634 kW)
7:
2049:Naval trawlers of the United Kingdom
691:Lenton, H.T.; Colledge, J.J (1964).
164:160 ft 6 in (48.92 m)
172:27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
14:
666:. London: Ian Allan. p. 414.
732:. London: Macdonald and Jane's.
695:. London: Ian Allan. p. 38.
251:British naval trawler HMT Basset
65:
52:
39:
204:(14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h)
2054:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
1:
709:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
1788:Harbour defence motor launch
346:(or, simply, Isles) class).
16:Class of Royal Navy trawlers
2070:
1968:Merchant aircraft carriers
608:Trawlers of the Royal Navy
156:521 long tons (529 t)
1998:
274:prior to the outbreak of
137:
27:
23:
664:Warships of World War II
138:General characteristics
2017:Completed after the war
1982:Armed merchant cruisers
1793:Fairmile B motor launch
846:Light aircraft carriers
728:Elliott, Peter (1977).
1989:Ocean boarding vessels
1975:Fighter catapult ships
270:built for the British
252:
412:Royal Canadian Navy (
250:
105:1941–1944 (RIN)
102:1937–1939 (RCN)
1927:Submarine depot ship
1821:-class river gunboat
1813:Insect-class gunboat
416:-Class Minesweepers)
367:Isles-class trawlers
321:had coal-fired, and
190:reciprocating engine
99:1935–1938 (RN)
350:Royal Canadian Navy
287:Royal Canadian Navy
188:1 triple expansion
60:Royal Canadian Navy
1826:Type Two 63 ft HSL
1798:Motor torpedo boat
1184:Thornycroft type (
264:Admiralty trawlers
253:
2036:
2035:
1908:Seaplane carriers
1176:Destroyer leaders
784:Aircraft carriers
459:Royal Indian Navy
373:Royal Indian Navy
291:Royal Indian Navy
245:
244:
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1193:Admiralty type (
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309:, were built by
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1633:
1575:
1563:Southern Prince
1487:
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1383:
1345:
1201:
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1044:
1017:
977:Queen Elizabeth
962:
950:Pretoria Castle
901:Escort carriers
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38:
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1762:
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1464:
1457:
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1146:
1139:
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1127:
1120:
1113:
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1084:
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1078:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1067:
1062:
1054:
1052:
1050:Heavy cruisers
1046:
1045:
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1035:
1027:
1025:
1023:Battlecruisers
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939:
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338:class, and 10
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1940:Bonaventure
1884:Round Table
1570:Teviot Bank
1556:Port Quebec
1549:Port Napier
1426:Bridgewater
1186:Shakespeare
968:Battleships
814:Illustrious
212:33 (RIN 48)
73:Indian Navy
2043:Categories
1864:Portuguese
1680:Submarines
1542:Menestheus
1493:Minelayers
1482:Black Swan
1461:Kingfisher
1207:Destroyers
821:Implacable
793:Courageous
703:References
634:Conway p65
595:Travancore
391:Royal Navy
311:Henry Robb
297:Royal Navy
283:Royal Navy
272:Royal Navy
224:12-pounder
209:Complement
185:Propulsion
81:Subclasses
47:Royal Navy
2011:Cancelled
1954:Maidstone
1921:Albatross
1819:Dragonfly
1655:Protector
1639:Netlayers
1535:Agamemnon
1502:Adventure
1389:Corvettes
1314:W & Z
1309:U & V
1304:S & T
1299:Q & R
1294:O & P
1289:L & M
1264:G & H
1259:E & F
1254:C & D
1249:A & B
1236:Ambuscade
1225:V & W
828:Audacious
807:Ark Royal
614:Citations
474:Ahmedabad
450:(J35)(ex
112:Completed
33:Operators
1889:Monitors
1842:Trawlers
1706:Parthian
1648:Guardian
1621:Algerine
1447:Shoreham
1433:Hastings
1351:Frigates
1164:Minotaur
1150:Minotaur
1124:Arethusa
1012:Vanguard
943:Activity
931:Attacker
917:Audacity
883:Majestic
876:Colossus
602:See also
589:Shillong
565:Peshawar
499:Calcutta
481:Amritsar
289:and the
268:trawlers
229:or, 1 x
217:Armament
123:22 (RIN)
1961:Titania
1933:Adamant
1914:Pegasus
1902:Roberts
1780:Coastal
1759:Amphion
1730:Grampus
1713:Rainbow
1595:Halcyon
1468:Bittern
1454:Grimsby
1364:Captain
1157:Neptune
1117:Leander
1110:Emerald
1103:Hawkins
1059:Hawkins
984:Revenge
957:Nairana
924:Avenger
890:Centaur
869:Unicorn
529:Lucknow
517:Karachi
511:Cuttack
447:Nanoose
404:Mastiff
327:Bassett
323:Mastiff
307:Mastiff
177:Draught
120:4 (RCN)
1895:Erebus
1853:Basset
1847:Castle
1628:Cybele
1602:Bangor
1523:Linnet
1516:Plover
1509:Abdiel
1412:Sloops
1402:Castle
1397:Flower
1369:Colony
1340:Daring
1329:Weapon
1324:Battle
1274:Tribal
1243:Amazon
1167:(1947)
1065:County
1032:Renown
991:Nelson
910:Archer
862:Hermes
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591:(T250)
585:(T212)
583:Rampur
579:(T332)
577:Quetta
573:(T260)
567:(T263)
561:(T255)
555:(T258)
549:(T269)
547:Nagpur
543:(T322)
541:Multan
537:(T268)
535:Madura
531:(T267)
525:(T253)
523:Lahore
519:(T262)
513:(T251)
507:(T315)
505:Cochin
501:(T339)
495:(T256)
489:(T249)
487:Baroda
483:(T261)
477:(T264)
469:(T254)
452:Nootka
397:Basset
380:Basset
319:Basset
303:Basset
285:, the
258:Basset
161:Length
133:1 (RN)
117:2 (RN)
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1874:Dance
1859:Isles
1835:Other
1724:River
1475:Egret
1440:Banff
1359:River
1195:Scott
1096:Danae
937:Ruler
855:Argus
835:Malta
800:Eagle
571:Poona
559:Patna
553:Nasik
493:Berar
442:(J94)
439:Gaspe
434:(J88)
431:Fundy
426:(J64)
423:Comox
414:Fundy
399:(T68)
386:Ships
359:class
357:Fundy
336:Dance
315:Leith
313:, of
260:class
202:knots
200:12.5
197:Speed
94:Built
88:class
86:Fundy
1869:Tree
1747:P611
1699:Odin
1589:Hunt
1374:Loch
1284:Hunt
1230:Town
1143:Fiji
1136:Dido
1130:Town
1071:York
1039:Hood
1005:Lion
734:ISBN
715:ISBN
466:Agra
332:Tree
305:and
255:The
236:4 ×
226:gun,
222:1 ×
169:Beam
143:Type
130:Lost
2020:C,P
1669:Net
1662:Bar
1614:Auk
1608:MMS
1379:Bay
262:of
233:gun
231:4in
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