Hill-class trawler

The Hill class of Admiralty trawlers was a small class of trawlers built for the British Royal Navy during the Second World War.

Hill-class trawler
HMS Inkpen in 1942
Class overview
BuildersCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Operators Royal Navy
Built19401942
In commission19411945
Completed8
Lost2
General characteristics [1]
TypeNaval trawler
Displacement750 long tons (762 t)
Length182 ft (55 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught13.7 ft (4.2 m)
PropulsionReciprocating engine, 1 shaft
Speed12.25 knots (22.69 km/h; 14.10 mph)
Complement35
Armament

The vessels were intended for use as minesweepers and for anti-submarine warfare, and the design was based on a commercial type, the 1937 Barnett by Cook Welton and Gemmell of Beverley.[2] The purpose of the order was to make use of specialist mercantile shipyards to provide vessels for war use by adapting commercial designs to Admiralty specifications.

In 1940 the Royal Navy ordered eight such vessels from Cook Welton and Gemmell. All saw active service, and two were lost in action.

Ships

  • Birdlip (T218), completed 11 December 1941: torpedoed, W Africa, 13 June 1944
  • Bredon (T223), completed 2 April 1942: torpedoed, N Atlantic, 8 February 1943
  • Butser (T219), completed 8 January 1942
  • Duncton (T220), completed 27 January 1942
  • Dunkery (T224), completed 23 April 1942
  • Inkpen (T225), completed 23 May 1942
  • Portsdown (T221), completed 19 February 1942
  • Yestor (T222), completed 12 March 1942

See also

Notes

  1. Conway p67
  2. Elliott p286

References

  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  • Elliott, Peter (1977). Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-08401-9.
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