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Upon completion, most of these joined the Second and Third Minesweeping Flotillas operating out of Granton.{{Conways1906|p. 98}} | Upon completion, most of these joined the Second and Third Minesweeping Flotillas operating out of Granton.{{Conways1906|p. 98}} | ||
By 1928, many of the remaining units were the Central Reserve of Minesweepers at Sheerness. Recognized as obsolete, they were being added to lists for sale in groups of nine or ten at a time.{{ToL|Obsolete Minesweepers|Friday, February 3, 1928, Issue 44807, p.7}} Even so, thirty-three of the vessels were still in service into the 1930s, with twenty-six seeing service in World War II. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 17 March 2021
Twenty Hunt class minesweepers were ordered for the Royal Navy in 1917 to a design drawn up by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company. A larger order for a modified Admiralty design was placed the following year.
They were to be the first true fleet minesweepers.
They were twin screw vessels, in response to fears that paddle-sweepers might ensnare moored mines in their paddle wheels.
| Overview of 115 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Belvoir | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 8 Mar, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Bicester | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 8 Jun, 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Blackmorevale | Ardrossan Dry Dock Company | 23 Mar, 1917 | 1917 | Mined 1 May, 1918 | |
| Cotswold | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 28 Nov, 1916 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Cottesmore | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 9 Feb, 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Cattistock | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 21 Feb, 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Croome | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 22 May, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Dartmoor | Dunlop Bremner & Company | 30 Mar, 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Garth | Dunlop Bremner & Company | 9 May, 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Hambledon | Fleming & Ferguson | 9 Mar, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Heythrop | Fleming & Ferguson | 4 Jun, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Holderness | D. & W. Henderson & Company | 9 Nov, 1916 | 1917 | Sold Aug, 1924 | |
| Meynell | D. & W. Henderson & Company | 7 Feb, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Muskerry | Lobnitz & Company | Jun, 1916 | 28 Nov, 1916 | Jan, 1917 | Sold early 1923 |
| Oakley | Lobnitz & Company | 10 Jan, 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Pytchley | Napier & Miller | 24 Mar, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Quorn | Napier & Miller | 4 Jun, 1917 | 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| Southdown | William Simons & Company | 7 May, 1917 | 1917 | Sold Dec, 1926 | |
| Tedworth | William Simons & Company | 20 Jun, 1917 | 1917 | Sold Nov, 1946 | |
| Zetland | Murdoch & Murray | 1917 | 1917 | Sold early 1923 | |
| Aberdare | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 29 Apr, 1918 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Abingdon | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 11 Jun, 1918 | Bombed 5 Apr, 1942 | ||
| Albury | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 21 Nov, 1918 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Alresford | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 17 Jan, 1919 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Beaufort | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 21 Feb, 1919 | Sold 30 Jun, 1938 | ||
| Collinson | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 30 Apr, 1919 | Sold 25 Oct, 1922 | ||
| Appledore | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 15 Aug, 1919 | Sold 16 Oct, 1920 | ||
| Leamington | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 26 Aug, 1918 | Sold 19 May, 1928 | ||
| Badminton | Ardrossan Dry Dock Company | 18 Mar, 1918 | Sold 12 Aug, 1928 | ||
| Bagshot | Ardrossan Dry Dock Company | 23 May, 1918 | Sold 1949 | ||
| Barnstaple | Ardrossan Dry Dock Company | 20 Mar, 1919 | Sold 12 Aug, 1928 | ||
| Swindon | Ardrossan Dry Dock Company | 25 Dec, 1918 | Sold 1 Dec, 1921 | ||
| Banchory | Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company | 15 May, 1918 | Sold 18 May, 1922 | ||
| Bloxham | Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company | 11 Sep, 1919 | Sold 23 Oct, 1923 | ||
| Bradfield | Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company | 14 May, 1919 | Sold Oct, 1920 | ||
| Burslem | Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company | 5 Mar, 1918 | Sold 19 May, 1928 | ||
| Goole | Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company | 12 Aug, 1919 | Broken up Nov, 1962 | ||
| Blackburn | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 13 Aug, 1918 | Sold 17 Oct, 1922 | ||
| Bootle | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 11 Jun, 1918 | Sold 21 Feb, 1923 | ||
| Caerleon | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 6 Dec, 1918 | Sold Apr, 1922 | ||
| Camberley | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 28 Dec, 1918 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
| Carstairs | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 18 Apr, 1919 | Sold 26 Apr, 1935 | ||
| Caterham | Bow, McLachlan & Company | 6 Mar, 1919 | Sold 26 Apr, 1935 | ||
| Battle | Dundee Shipbuilding Company | 1919 | Sold Mar, 1922 | ||
| Fermoy | Dundee Shipbuilding Company | 5 Feb, 1919 | Sunk 4 May, 1941 | ||
| Forfar | Dundee Shipbuilding Company | 20 Nov, 1918 | Sold Mar, 1922 | ||
| Bury | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 17 May, 1919 | Sold 20 Jan, 1923 | ||
| Cheam | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 2 Jul, 1919 | Sold 18 Mar, 1922 | ||
| Gretna | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 11 Apr, 1918 | Sold 3 Oct, 1928 | ||
| Harrow | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 30 Jul, 1918 | Sold 1947 | ||
| Havant | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 24 Mar, 1919 | Sold Aug, 1922 | ||
| Huntley | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 18 Jan, 1919 | Sunk 31 Jan, 1941 | ||
| Instow | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 15 Apr, 1919 | Sold 15 Nov, 1920 | ||
| Gaddesden | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 30 Nov, 1917 | Sold 4 Nov, 1922 | ||
| Gainsborough | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 12 Feb, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1928 | ||
| Northolt | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 21 Jun, 1918 | Sold 29 Feb, 1928 | ||
| Clonmel | William Simons & Company | 14 May, 1918 | Sold Jul, 1922 | ||
| Elgin | William Simons & Company | 3 Mar, 1919 | Sold 20 Mar, 1945 | ||
| Sherborne | William Simons & Company | 27 Jun, 1918 | Sold 19 May, 1928 | ||
| Tiverton | William Simons & Company | 12 Feb, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1928 | ||
| Tonbridge | William Simons & Company | 5 Nov, 1918 | Sold 19 May, 1928 | ||
| Tralee | William Simons & Company | 17 Dec, 1918 | Sold 2 Jul, 1929 | ||
| Tring | William Simons & Company | 23 Aug, 1918 | Sold 7 Oct, 1927 | ||
| Truro | William Simons & Company | 15 Apr, 1919 | Sold 19 May, 1928 | ||
| Kellett | William Simons & Company | 31 May, 1919 | Sold 20 Mar, 1945 | ||
| Verwood | William Simons & Company | 12 Aug, 1919 | Sold Oct, 1933 | ||
| Wem | William Simons & Company | 12 Sep, 1919 | Sold 22 Apr, 1921 | ||
| Wexford | William Simons & Company | 10 Oct, 1919 | Sold 1 Dec, 1921 | ||
| Craigie | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 29 May, 1918 | Sold 18 May, 1922 | ||
| Derby | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 9 Aug, 1918 | Sold Jul, 1946 | ||
| Dorking | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 26 Sep, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1928 | ||
| Dundalk | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 21 Mar, 1919 | Sunk 17 Oct, 1940 | ||
| Dunoon | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 21 Mar, 1919 | Mined 30 Apr, 1940 | ||
| Fairfield | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 30 May, 1919 | Sold 3 Mar, 1920 | ||
| Forres | Clyde Shipbuilding Company | 22 Nov, 1918 | Sold 26 Apr, 1935 | ||
| Cupar | Archibald McMillan & Son | 27 Mar, 1918 | Mined 5 May, 1919 | ||
| Sutton | Archibald McMillan & Son | 8 May, 1918 | Sold 1947 | ||
| Fareham | Dunlop Bremner & Company | 7 Jun, 1918 | Sold 24 Aug, 1948 | ||
| Faversham | Dunlop Bremner & Company | 19 Jul, 1918 | Sold 25 Nov, 1927 | ||
| Ford | Dunlop Bremner & Company | 19 Oct, 1918 | Sold Oct, 1928 | ||
| Rugby | Dunlop Bremner & Company | 6 Sep, 1918 | Sold 25 Nov, 1927 | ||
| Irvine | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 8 Dec, 1917 | Sold 21 Feb, 1923 | ||
| Kendal | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 9 Feb, 1918 | Sold 3 Oct, 1928 | ||
| Kinross | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 4 Jul, 1918 | Mined 16 Jun, 1919 | ||
| Lydd | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 4 Dec, 1918 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Longford | W. Harkess & Sons | 15 Mar, 1919 | Sold 18 Jan, 1923 | ||
| Marlow | W. Harkess & Sons | 7 Aug, 1918 | Sold 21 Apr, 1928 | ||
| Mistley | W. Harkess & Sons | 19 Oct, 1918 | Sold 19 May, 1928 | ||
| Monaghan | W. Harkess & Sons | 29 May, 1919 | Sold 15 Nov, 1920 | ||
| Mallaig | Fleming & Ferguson | 10 Oct, 1918 | Sold 25 Nov, 1927 | ||
| Malvern | Fleming & Ferguson | 19 Feb, 1919 | Sold 26 Jun, 1928 | ||
| Marazion | Fleming & Ferguson | 15 Apr, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1933 | ||
| Munlochy | Fleming & Ferguson | 12 Jun, 1918 | Sold 23 Nov, 1922 | ||
| Nailsea | A. & J. Inglis | 7 Aug, 1918 | Sold 25 Nov, 1927 | ||
| Newark | A. & J. Inglis | 19 Jun, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1928 | ||
| Repton | A. & J. Inglis | 29 May, 1919 | Sold Oct, 1920 | ||
| Weybourne | A. & J. Inglis | 21 Feb, 1919 | Sold 4 Oct, 1928 | ||
| Pangbourne | Lobnitz & Company | 26 Mar, 1918 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Penarth | Lobnitz & Company | 21 May, 1918 | Mined 4 Feb, 1919 | ||
| Petersfield | Lobnitz & Company | 3 Mar, 1919 | Wrecked 11 Nov, 1931 | ||
| Pinner | Lobnitz & Company | 15 Apr, 1919 | Mined 27 May, 1942 | ||
| Pontypool | Lobnitz & Company | 25 Jun, 1918 | Sold 18 May, 1922 | ||
| Prestatyn | Lobnitz & Company | 6 Nov, 1918 | Sold 22 Jan, 1923 | ||
| Radley | Lobnitz & Company | 26 Aug, 1919 | Sold Aug, 1945 | ||
| Ross | Lobnitz & Company | 12 Jun, 1919 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Salford | Murdoch & Murray | 3 Apr, 1919 | Sold Oct, 1920 | ||
| Saltash | Murdoch & Murray | 25 Jul, 1918 | Sold 13 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Saltburn | Murdoch & Murray | 9 Oct, 1918 | Sold 23 Oct, 1946 | ||
| Selkirk | Murdoch & Murray | 2 Dec, 1918 | Broken up Oct, 1948 | ||
| Shrewsbury | Napier & Miller | 12 Feb, 1918 | Sold 25 Nov, 1927 | ||
| Sligo | Napier & Miller | 23 Mar, 1918 | Sold 4 Nov, 1922 | ||
| Widnes | Napier & Miller | 28 Jun, 1918 | Sunk 17 Oct, 1943 | ||
| Yeovil | Napier & Miller | 27 Aug, 1918 | Sold 4 Oct, 1928 | ||
| Stafford | Charles Rennoldson & Company | 20 Sep, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1928 | ||
| Stoke | Charles Rennoldson & Company | 8 Jul, 1918 | Sunk 7 May, 1941 | ||
Construction
Armament
1916 Order, Ailsa Design
These ships generally conformed to two armament patterns, one being twice the power of the second.[1]
Some mounted:
- two 12-pdr
- two 6-pdr
Others had:
- one 12-pdr
- one 6-pdr
1917 Order, Admiralty Design
- one 4-in Q.F. gun
- one 12-pdr H.A. gun
Service
Upon completion, most of these joined the Second and Third Minesweeping Flotillas operating out of Granton.[2]
By 1928, many of the remaining units were the Central Reserve of Minesweepers at Sheerness. Recognized as obsolete, they were being added to lists for sale in groups of nine or ten at a time.[3] Even so, thirty-three of the vessels were still in service into the 1930s, with twenty-six seeing service in World War II.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
