Hunt Class Minesweeper (1916)
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Twenty Hunt class minesweepers were ordered for the Royal Navy in 1917 to a design drawn up by Ailsa Shipbuilding. 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.
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]
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.
