Hunt Class Minesweeper (1916)
From The Dreadnought Project
Twenty Hunt class minesweepers were completed for the Royal Navy in 1917. 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
As Built
- on or two 12-pdr
- one or two 6-pdr
Service
Upon completion, most of these joined the Second and Third Minesweeping Flotillas operating out of Granton.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 98.
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.
