Castle class naval trawler
- Castle class naval trawler
The "Castle" class minesweeper was a highly sea worthy naval trawler adapted for minesweeping and built to Admiralty specifications. Altogether about 200 were built between 1916 and 1919.
The "Castle" class originated with the commercial trawler "Raglan Castle" of 1915, taken up for Royal Navy service. The design was adapted by Smith's Dock Company Ltd to Admiralty requirements for building in quantity.
During World War I, 145 were built for the Admiralty. After the war about 55 further ships were built as trawlers and many of the minesweepers were converted to trawlers
New Zealand additions
In 1940 the New Zealand Marine Department oped for this class in preference to the more modern "Blomvlei" design, also by Smith's Dock, 1935, and another 13 vessels of the class were built and put into service.
ee also
*Castle class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Reference
* McDougall, R J (1989) "New Zealand Naval Vessels." Page 62-69. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780477013994
External links
* cite web
title=S.T. Michael Griffith, FD249 a Fleetwood steam trawler of the Castle class
url=http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info/galleries/fwdgal3/griffith.html
publisher= [http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info The Bosun's Watch - History of the Fleetwood fishing fleet]
* [http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=63 Some Castle class minesweepers]
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