Shakespearian class trawler

Shakespearian class trawler

The Shakespearian class were anti-submarine naval trawlers which served in Royal Navy. Ships in this class had a displacement of 545 tons, a top speed of 12 knots, a crew of 40 men, and armament of 1x12 pdr AA gun 3x20mm Oerlikon AA guns and 30 depth charges. They were nearly identical to the Isles class trawlers, of which they are usually considered a subclass.

Three of the Shakespearian class trawlers were war losses: "Coriolanus, Horatio" and "Laertes". One ("Othello") was transferred to Italy in 1946, and another ("Rosalind") to Kenya, also in 1946. By the end of that year, only "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" remained in service with the Royal Navy; both were sold in 1947.

hips in class

*Built by Cochrane & Sons, Selby, UK
** HMS|Celia|T134 - Launched 1940, sold 1946
** HMS|Coriolanus|T140 - Launched 1940, war loss 1945
** HMS|Fluellen|T157 - Launched 1940, sold 1946
*Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
** HMS|Hamlet|T167 - Launched 24 July 1940, sold 1947
** HMS Horatio (T153 - Launched 1940, war loss 1943
** HMS|Juliet|T136 - Launched 1940, sold 1946
** HMS Laertes (T137) - Launched 1940, war loss 1942
*Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Goole, UK
** HMS|Macbeth|T138 - Launched 3 October 1940, sold 1947
** HMS|Ophelia|T05 - Launched 1940, sold 1946
*Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK
** HMS|Othello|T76 - Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as "DR 310"
*Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK
** HMS|Romeo|T10 - Launched 1941, sold 1946
** HMS|Rosalind|T135 - Launched 3 May 1941, transferred to Government of Kenya 1946

References

*Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946", p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.
*Francis E. McMurtrie and Raymond V.B. Blackman (eds.), "Jane's Fighting Ships 1949-50", pp. 102, 217. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1949.
*Anthony Preston (ed.), "Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II", p. 77. New York: Military Press, 1989. This is mainly a reprint of "Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47" with some materials from earlier editions.

ee also

*Isles class trawler
*HMT Macbeth (T138)
*Operation Dervish Convoy (1941)
*Trawlers of the Royal Navy

External links

* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=338&navy=HMS Shakespearian class ships] at [http://uboat.net/ uboat.net]
* [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/naval_trawlers.htm Naval trawlers] at [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ battleships-cruisers.co.uk]


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