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Round Table-class trawler

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Class overview
BuildersHall, Russell & Company
OperatorsRoyal Navy
Built1941–1942
Completed8
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Minesweeper
Danlayer
Displacement440 long tons (447 t)
Length125 feet (38.1 m)
Beam23 feet 6 inches (7.2 m)
Draught13 feet 9 inches (4.2 m)
Complement35
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1 x 12 lb anti-aircraft gun
1 x 20 mm anti-aircraft gun
2 x machine guns

The Round Table class was a small class of trawlers built for the British Royal Navy in 1941/2. All eight members of the class were built by Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen.[1]

All were built to a 1936 design by Hall, Russell & Co but were commissioned as minesweepers.[2] Two of the class, Sir Galahad and Sir Lanecelot were converted to danlayers.[1]

The ships in the class were:

  • Sir Agravaine launched 5 March 1942
  • Sir Galahad launched 18 December 1941
  • Sir Gareth launched 19 January 1942
  • Sir Geraint launched 15 April 1942
  • Sir Kay launched 26 October 1942
  • Sir Lamorack launched 23 November 1942
  • Sir Lancelot launched 4 December 1941
  • Sir Tristram launched 17 January 1942

References

  1. ^ a b "Admiralty Trawlers". http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Sir Galahad". Aberdeen Ships. Aberdeen Built Ships Project. Retrieved 9 March 2010.