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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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*{{navy|Portugal}}

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|Built range=1939–1945

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|Total ships completed=20

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|Total ships lost=6

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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={{convert|164|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|27|ft| 8 |in|m|abbr=on}}

|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 × [[QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun|QF 12-pounder (76-mm) anti-aircraft gun]]

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

*30 × [[Depth charge]]s

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The '''Tree -class trawlers''' were a typeclass of [[anti-submarine vesselwarfare|anti-submarine]] [[naval trawler]]s which served in the [[Royal Navy]] during [[the Second World War II]]. They were nearly adenticalidentical to the [[{{sclass2|Isles class |trawler]]|3|naval}}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 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>AnthonyAntony Preston (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II'', p. 78. New York: Military Press, 1989. This is 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: 11'1" (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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Acacia]]|T02|2}} -– Launched 1940, sold 1946

**[[HMS {{HMT|Almond]]||2}} -– Launched 1940, war loss 1941

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Ash]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, war loss 1941

**[[HMS {{HMT|Bay]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Birch]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMS {{HMT|Blackthorn]]||2}} -– launched 1939, sold 1946

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Juniper (|T123)]]|2}} -– Launched 15 December 1939, commissioned 9 March 1940; sunk in the [[Norwegian Sea]] by gunfire from 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>

**[[HMS {{HMT|Mangrove]]||2}} -– Launched 4 April 1942, transferred to Portugal 1943 as ''Faial'' (P2)

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Chestnut]]|T110|2}} -– Launched 1940, war loss 1940

**[[HMS {{HMT|Deodar]]||2}} -– Launched 1940, sold 1946

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Olive (|T126)]]|2}} -– Launched 26 February 1940, sold 1948

**[[HMS {{HMT|Pine]]|T101|2}} -– Launched 1940, war loss 1944

* Built by [[A. & J. Inglis]], Ltd., [[Glasgow]], UK (part of [[Harland & Wolff]])

**[[HMS {{HMT|Elm]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMS {{HMT|Fir]]||2}} -– Launched 1940, sold 1946

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Hazel]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMS {{HMT|Hickory]]|T116|2}} -– Launched 1940, war loss 1940

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

**[[HMS {{HMT|Rowan]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

** [[HMSSS Walnut (T103)|''Walnut'']] -– Launched 1939, sold 1948 as Baltic refugee ship

**[[HMS {{HMT|Whitethorn]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

**[[HMS {{HMT|Wistaria]]||2}} -– Launched 1939, sold 1946

==References==

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==See also==

*[[ {{sclass2|Isles class |trawler]]|1}}

*[[ {{sclass2|Dance class armed |trawler]]|1}}

* {{sclass2|Portuguese|naval trawler}}

* [[Shakespearian -class trawlerstrawler]]

*[[HMS Juniper (T123)]]

* [[Trawlers of the Royal Navy]]

[[Category: Isles{{Tree class trawlers]]trawler}}

{{WWII British ships}}

[[Category:Mine warfare vessel classes]]

[[Category:Tree-class trawlers| ]]

[[Category:Ship classes of the Royal Navy]]

[[Category:World War II patrol vessels of the United Kingdom| ]]