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The '''Tree class trawlers''' were a type of anti-submarine vessel which served in the [[Royal Navy]] during [[World War II]]. They were nearly adentical to the [[Isles class trawler]]s, of which they are usually considered a subclass.

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|Class name=Tree class trawler

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|Operators={{navy|UK|size=30px}},<br> [[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg|30px]] [[Portuguese Navy]]

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|Built range=1939 - 1945

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|Total ships completed=20

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|Total ships lost=23

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|Header caption==Specifications<ref>Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships'', p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.</ref>==

|Ship type=[[Naval trawler]]

|Ship displacement=545 tons

|Ship length=164 feet

|Ship beam=27 feet 8 inches

|Ship draught=11 feet i inch (mean)

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*Propulsion:|Ship propulsion=One triple expansion [[reciprocating engine]], 1 shaft, 850 ihp

*Speed:|Ship speed=12 knots

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|Ship complement=40

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*1 x 12pdr AA gun

*3 x [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20mm Oerlikon]] AA guns

*30 x [[depth charge]]s

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The '''Tree class trawlers''' were a type of [[anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine vessel]] which served in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. They were nearly adenticalidentical to the [[Isles class trawler]]s, of which they are usually considered a subclass.

Six Tree class trawlers were lost during the war: ''Almond, Ash, Chestnut, Hickory, Juniper'' and ''Pine''. One (''Mangrove'') was transferred to Portugal in 1943.

Six Tree class trawlers were lost during the war: ''Almond, Ash, Chestnut, Hickory, Juniper'' and ''Pine''. One (''Mangrove'') was transferred to Portugal in 1943.

By the end of 1946, only ''Olive'' and ''Walnut'' remained in service with the Royal Navy. <ref>Anthony Preston (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II'', p. 78. New York: Military Press, 1989. This largely a reprint of ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47'' with materials from some earlier editions.</ref> Both were sold in 1948.

By the end of 1946, only ''Olive'' and ''Walnut'' remained in service with the Royal Navy. <ref>Anthony Preston (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II'', p. 78. New York: Military Press, 1989. This largely a reprint of ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47'' with materials from some earlier editions.</ref> Both were sold in 1948.

==Specifications<ref>Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships'', p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.</ref>==

*Displacement: 545 tons

*Length: 164 feet

*Beam: 27 ft. 8 in.

*Draft: 11 ft. 1 in. (mean)

*Propulsion:One triple expansion reciprocating engine, 850 ihp

*Speed: 12 knots

*Complement: 40

*Armament:One 12pdr AA gun, three 20mm [[Oerlikon]] AA guns, 30 depth charges

==Ships in class==

*Built by [[Ardrossan Dockyard Company]], [[Ardrossan]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Acacia|''Acacia'']] - Launched 1940, sold 1946

**[[HMSHMT Almond|''Almond'']] - Launched 1940, war loss 1941

*Built by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd., [[Selby]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Ash|''Ash'']] - Launched 1939, war loss 1941

**[[HMSHMT Bay|''Bay'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

*Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, [[Beverley]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Birch|''Birch'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMSHMT Blackthorn|''Blackthorn'']] - launched 1939, sold 1946

*Built by [[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Brothers]], Ltd., [[Port Glasgow]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Juniper (T123)|''Juniper'']] - Launched 15 December 1939, commissioned 9 March 1940; sunk in [[Norwegian Sea]] by gunfire from [[German cruiser Admiral Hipper|German heavy cruiser ''Admiral Hipper'']] when intercepted by naval squadron under ''Vizeadmiral'' [[Wilhelm Marschall]], 8 June 1940. <ref>Richard Humble, ''Hitler's High Seas Fleet'', p. 57. New York: Ballantine Books, 1971.</ref>

**[[HMSHMT Mangrove|''Mangrove'']] - Launched 4 April 1942, transferred to Portugal 1943 as ''Faial'' (P2)

*Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Company, [[Goole]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Chestnut|''Chestnut'']] - Launched 1940, war loss 1940

**[[HMSHMT Deodar|''Deodar'']] - Launched 1940, sold 1946

*Built by [[Hall, Russell & Company]], [[Aberdeen]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Olive (T126)|''Olive'']] - Launched 26 February 1940, sold 1948

**[[HMSHMT Pine|''Pine'']] - Launched 1940, war loss 1944

*Built by [[A. & J. Inglis]], Ltd., [[Glasgow]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Elm|''Elm'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMSHMT Fir|''Fir'']] - Launched 1940, sold 1946

*Built by [[Henry Robb|Henry Robb, Ltd.]], [[Leith]], UK

**[[HMSHMT Hazel|''Hazel'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMSHMT Hickory|''Hickory'']] - Launched 1940, war loss 1940

*Built by Smith's Dock Company, Ltd., South Bank-on-Tees, UK

**[[HMSHMT Rowan|''Rowan'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMSHMT Walnut (T103)|''Walnut'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1948

**[[HMSHMT Whitethorn|''Whitethorn'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMSHMT Wistaria|''Wistaria'']] - Launched 1939, sold 1946

==References==

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*[[Dance class armed trawler]]

*[[Shakespearian class trawlers]]

*[[HMS Juniper (T123)]]

[[Category: Isles class trawlers]]