- HMT Macbeth (T138)
HMT "Macbeth" (T 138) was a Shakespearian class
anti-submarine naval trawler that served with theRoyal Navy during theSecond World War . She was built by theGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. ,Goole ,UK . "Macbeth" was launched on 3 October 3 1940, and commissioned on 14 January 1941.A steel vessel of 545 tons, she measured 164 feet in length with a beam of 27 ft. 8 in. and a mean draft of 11 ft. 1 in. "Macbeth" was propelled by a triple expansion reciprocating engine of 850 ihp, giving her a speed of 12 knots. The crew comprised 4 officers and 36 men. Armament consisted of a 12pdr AA gun, 3 20mm
Oerlikon AA guns and 30 depth charges."Macbeth" most notably participated in the Operation
Dervish Convoy of August 1941 as an escort vessel.One of the last two Shakespearian class trawlers remaining in service with the Royal Navy, "Macbeth" was sold in 1947.
Reference
*Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946", p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.
External links
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6595.html Macbeth at Uboat.net]
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