66:
301:
invasion of northern France; although the two vessels proved successful in operational service, when damaged they were difficult to control, being "as difficult to handle as a battleship".
1946:
236:
that would detonate the mines; the open lattice construction of the ships would, according to the design, allow the blast to pass through the vessel without causing damage to it.
620:
239:
The ships were constructed under conditions of the utmost secrecy; they were originally referred to as 'Sterling craft', then later designated as being part of the
651:
1941:
1936:
879:
571:
532:
510:
491:
472:
453:
1931:
695:
1066:
702:
674:
434:
1662:
1601:
858:
709:
644:
764:
757:
1075:
771:
1700:
1550:
1543:
1471:
1221:
1156:
1045:
1031:
1005:
812:
1670:
1628:
1161:
998:
838:
805:
716:
465:
Ships of the Royal Navy: A Complete Record of all
Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present
1761:
637:
1502:
913:
819:
263:
240:
46:
1850:
1766:
1635:
1623:
1618:
1575:
1570:
1476:
1012:
831:
1746:
1587:
1483:
1216:
1201:
1131:
1102:
1097:
865:
446:
Ships of the Royal Navy: A Historical Index, Volume one: Major Ships (excluding trawlers, drifters, tugs, etc.)
1675:
1640:
1611:
1594:
1307:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1107:
872:
1821:
1404:
1390:
1363:
1342:
1211:
1206:
728:
247:
1871:
1857:
1802:
1783:
1606:
1495:
1490:
1284:
1279:
1246:
1038:
991:
984:
940:
886:
607:
195:
1835:
1795:
1776:
1734:
1729:
1695:
1580:
1536:
1328:
1314:
1251:
1166:
1112:
947:
629:
1756:
1741:
1529:
1444:
1416:
1383:
1349:
1335:
1241:
1117:
977:
1814:
1751:
1708:
1680:
1652:
1256:
1024:
1017:
952:
824:
688:
294:
600:
188:
1864:
1771:
1647:
1411:
1356:
1321:
1261:
1151:
893:
750:
567:
550:
528:
506:
487:
468:
449:
430:
233:
1828:
1809:
1397:
1124:
791:
681:
666:
1790:
1521:
1451:
1437:
1430:
1058:
972:
743:
736:
1690:
1423:
1302:
783:
580:
542:
1925:
1724:
1685:
964:
932:
905:
283:
1294:
798:
180:
1842:
1463:
520:
287:
275:
267:
51:
850:
229:
176:
71:
258:
Two ships of the class were ordered by the
Admiralty, in September 1943. HMS
1562:
1375:
1089:
184:
205:, while the other survived the war only to be scrapped shortly thereafter.
1271:
920:
279:
218:
172:
1233:
554:
228:
framework. They were intended to be towed through minefields that used
306:
298:
225:
222:
202:
187:. Referred to as Mine Destructor Vessels, two ships of the class,
633:
584:
505:. Conway's History of the Ship. London: Conway Maritime Press.
282:. Both ships were launched in January 1944; transferred to
290:, the two vessels were commissioned in May of that year.
213:
Officially designated as mine destructor vessels, the
621:
List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy
547:
1717:
1661:
1561:
1520:
1462:
1374:
1293:
1270:
1232:
1088:
1057:
963:
931:
904:
849:
782:
727:
665:
660:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
313:survived the war, being scrapped in October 1946.
503:The Eclipse of the Big Gun: The Warship 1906-1945
427:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946
286:, located on the lower Clyde, for completion and
1947:World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom
486:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
246:of fleet minesweepers; their design was still
645:
564:History of the Royal Navy in the 20th century
8:
201:were built in 1944; one was lost following
652:
638:
630:
581:
408:
406:
369:
367:
365:
334:
332:
330:
448:. Devon, England: David & Charles.
346:
344:
326:
293:Both ships of the class saw use during
17:
1906:Laid down and completed after the war
501:Gardiner, Robert; D.K. Brown (2004).
7:
463:Colledge, J.J.; Ben Warlow (2010).
350:Colledge and Warlow 2010, pp.98-99.
484:Allied Minesweeping in World War 2
14:
429:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
64:
382:Gardiner and Brown 2004, p.163.
1942:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
1937:Minesweepers of the Royal Navy
590:-class mine destructor vessels
467:. Newbury, England: Casemate.
1:
425:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
36:-class mine destructor vessel
1671:Harbour defence motor launch
566:. New York: Presidio Press.
525:Encyclopedia of World War II
221:vessel, constructed using a
183:for the purpose of clearing
1932:Mine warfare vessel classes
549:. New York: Gallery Books.
527:. New York: Gallery Books.
250:as late as the late 1960s.
1963:
1851:Merchant aircraft carriers
264:William Denny and Brothers
175:ships, constructed by the
47:William Denny and Brothers
1881:
618:
596:
117:
24:
20:
562:Preston, Antony (1987).
134:350 ft (110 m)
1900:Completed after the war
1865:Armed merchant cruisers
1676:Fairmile B motor launch
729:Light aircraft carriers
482:Elliott, Peter (1979).
444:Colledge, J.J. (1969).
118:General characteristics
1872:Ocean boarding vessels
1858:Fighter catapult ships
209:Design and development
142:60 ft (18 m)
1810:Submarine depot ship
1704:-class river gunboat
1696:Insect-class gunboat
412:Preston 1976, p.194.
400:Colledge 1969, p.18.
359:Preston 1987, p.139.
338:Chesneau 1980, p.85.
391:Elliott 1979, p.88.
373:Keegan 1977, p.174.
305:was wrecked in the
262:was constructed by
254:Operational history
1709:Type Two 63 ft HSL
1681:Motor torpedo boat
1067:Thornycroft type (
309:in December 1944;
295:Operation Overlord
217:class was a large
1919:
1918:
1791:Seaplane carriers
1059:Destroyer leaders
667:Aircraft carriers
627:
626:
573:978-0-86124-364-8
534:978-1-902616-48-3
512:978-0-85177-953-9
493:978-0-87021-904-7
474:978-1-935149-07-1
455:978-0-7153-4353-1
274:was built at the
162:
161:
1954:
1076:Admiralty type (
654:
647:
640:
631:
582:
577:
558:
538:
516:
497:
478:
459:
440:
413:
410:
401:
398:
392:
389:
383:
380:
374:
371:
360:
357:
351:
348:
339:
336:
70:
68:
67:
18:
1962:
1961:
1957:
1956:
1955:
1953:
1952:
1951:
1922:
1921:
1920:
1915:
1877:
1713:
1657:
1557:
1516:
1458:
1446:Southern Prince
1370:
1289:
1266:
1228:
1084:
1053:
959:
927:
900:
860:Queen Elizabeth
845:
833:Pretoria Castle
784:Escort carriers
778:
723:
661:
658:
628:
623:
614:
592:
574:
561:
543:Preston, Antony
541:
535:
519:
513:
500:
494:
481:
475:
462:
456:
443:
437:
424:
421:
416:
411:
404:
399:
395:
390:
386:
381:
377:
372:
363:
358:
354:
349:
342:
337:
328:
324:
319:
256:
211:
171:was a class of
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63:
12:
11:
5:
1960:
1958:
1950:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1924:
1923:
1917:
1916:
1914:
1913:
1910:
1907:
1904:
1901:
1898:
1895:
1892:
1889:
1888:American built
1886:
1882:
1879:
1878:
1876:
1875:
1868:
1861:
1854:
1847:
1840:
1833:
1826:
1819:
1812:
1807:
1800:
1793:
1788:
1781:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1732:
1727:
1721:
1719:
1715:
1714:
1712:
1711:
1706:
1698:
1693:
1691:Steam gun boat
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1659:
1658:
1656:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1638:
1633:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1592:
1585:
1578:
1573:
1567:
1565:
1559:
1558:
1556:
1555:
1548:
1541:
1534:
1526:
1524:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1507:
1500:
1493:
1488:
1481:
1474:
1468:
1466:
1460:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1449:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1409:
1402:
1395:
1388:
1380:
1378:
1372:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1347:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1299:
1297:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1276:
1274:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1238:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1094:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1073:
1063:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
982:
975:
969:
967:
965:Light cruisers
961:
960:
958:
957:
950:
945:
937:
935:
933:Heavy cruisers
929:
928:
926:
925:
918:
910:
908:
906:Battlecruisers
902:
901:
899:
898:
891:
884:
877:
870:
863:
855:
853:
847:
846:
844:
843:
836:
829:
822:
817:
810:
803:
796:
788:
786:
780:
779:
777:
776:
769:
762:
755:
748:
741:
733:
731:
725:
724:
722:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
686:
679:
671:
669:
663:
662:
659:
657:
656:
649:
642:
634:
625:
624:
619:
616:
615:
613:
612:
605:
597:
594:
593:
585:
579:
578:
572:
559:
539:
533:
517:
511:
498:
492:
479:
473:
460:
454:
441:
435:
420:
417:
415:
414:
402:
393:
384:
375:
361:
352:
340:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
255:
252:
230:pressure mines
210:
207:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
61:
57:
56:
55:
54:
49:
42:
38:
37:
31:
27:
26:
25:Class overview
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21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1948:
1945:
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1940:
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1927:
1911:
1908:
1905:
1902:
1899:
1896:
1893:
1890:
1887:
1884:
1883:
1880:
1874:
1873:
1869:
1867:
1866:
1862:
1860:
1859:
1855:
1853:
1852:
1848:
1846:
1845:
1841:
1839:
1838:
1834:
1832:
1831:
1827:
1825:
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1820:
1818:
1817:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1799:
1798:
1794:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1786:
1782:
1780:
1779:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1762:Shakespearian
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1737:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1716:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1703:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1686:Motor gunboat
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1664:
1660:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1643:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1631:
1627:
1625:
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1620:
1617:
1615:
1614:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1597:
1593:
1591:
1590:
1586:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
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1494:
1492:
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1487:
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1401:
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1396:
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1087:
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1079:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1065:
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1048:
1044:
1042:
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1037:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1028:
1027:
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1020:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1008:
1004:
1002:
1001:
997:
995:
994:
990:
988:
987:
983:
981:
980:
976:
974:
971:
970:
968:
966:
962:
956:
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951:
949:
946:
944:
943:
939:
938:
936:
934:
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924:
923:
919:
917:
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911:
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892:
890:
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835:
834:
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828:
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821:
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811:
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802:
801:
797:
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790:
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611:
610:
606:
604:
603:
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591:
589:
583:
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569:
565:
560:
556:
552:
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544:
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522:
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314:
312:
308:
307:Seine Estuary
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296:
291:
289:
285:
284:Scott Lithgow
281:
278:shipyards in
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
253:
251:
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243:
237:
235:
234:pressure wave
232:, creating a
231:
227:
226:lattice truss
224:
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216:
208:
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186:
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1856:
1849:
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1836:
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1822:
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1796:
1784:
1777:
1735:
1701:
1641:
1629:
1612:
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1823:Bonaventure
1767:Round Table
1453:Teviot Bank
1439:Port Quebec
1432:Port Napier
1309:Bridgewater
1069:Shakespeare
851:Battleships
697:Illustrious
288:fitting out
276:Swan Hunter
268:River Clyde
52:Swan Hunter
1926:Categories
1747:Portuguese
1563:Submarines
1425:Menestheus
1376:Minelayers
1365:Black Swan
1344:Kingfisher
1090:Destroyers
704:Implacable
676:Courageous
555:B002DSNA0E
317:References
248:classified
185:minefields
177:Royal Navy
147:Propulsion
86:In service
72:Royal Navy
1894:Cancelled
1837:Maidstone
1804:Albatross
1702:Dragonfly
1538:Protector
1522:Netlayers
1418:Agamemnon
1385:Adventure
1272:Corvettes
1197:W & Z
1192:U & V
1187:S & T
1182:Q & R
1177:O & P
1172:L & M
1147:G & H
1142:E & F
1137:C & D
1132:A & B
1119:Ambuscade
1108:V & W
711:Audacious
690:Ark Royal
322:Citations
196:HMS
189:HMS
94:Completed
89:1944-1946
81:1943-1944
60:Operators
1772:Monitors
1725:Trawlers
1589:Parthian
1531:Guardian
1504:Algerine
1330:Shoreham
1316:Hastings
1234:Frigates
1047:Minotaur
1033:Minotaur
1007:Arethusa
895:Vanguard
826:Activity
814:Attacker
800:Audacity
766:Majestic
759:Colossus
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280:Wallsend
242:Algerine
219:trimaran
173:trimaran
110:Scrapped
41:Builders
1844:Titania
1816:Adamant
1797:Pegasus
1785:Roberts
1663:Coastal
1642:Amphion
1613:Grampus
1596:Rainbow
1478:Halcyon
1351:Bittern
1337:Grimsby
1247:Captain
1040:Neptune
1000:Leander
993:Emerald
986:Hawkins
942:Hawkins
867:Revenge
840:Nairana
807:Avenger
773:Centaur
752:Unicorn
266:on the
179:during
1778:Erebus
1736:Basset
1730:Castle
1511:Cybele
1485:Bangor
1406:Linnet
1399:Plover
1392:Abdiel
1295:Sloops
1285:Castle
1280:Flower
1252:Colony
1223:Daring
1212:Weapon
1207:Battle
1157:Tribal
1126:Amazon
1050:(1947)
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915:Renown
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131:Length
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1830:Forth
1757:Dance
1742:Isles
1718:Other
1607:River
1358:Egret
1323:Banff
1242:River
1078:Scott
979:Danae
820:Ruler
738:Argus
718:Malta
683:Eagle
609:Cyrus
303:Cyrus
299:D-Day
272:Cyrus
244:class
223:steel
203:D-Day
198:Cyrus
169:class
78:Built
1752:Tree
1630:P611
1582:Odin
1472:Hunt
1257:Loch
1167:Hunt
1113:Town
1026:Fiji
1019:Dido
1013:Town
954:York
922:Hood
888:Lion
568:ISBN
551:ASIN
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194:and
164:The
155:Crew
150:None
139:Beam
102:Lost
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1903:C,P
1552:Net
1545:Bar
1497:Auk
1491:MMS
1262:Bay
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