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'''Tree-class trawlers''' were a class of [[anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] vessel[[naval trawler]]s which served in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. They were nearly identical to the {{sclass2-|Isles|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.

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.

==Ships in class==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

** {{HMT|Juniper|T123|2}} -– Launched 15 December 1939, commissioned 9 March 1940; sunk in the [[Norwegian Sea]], 8 June 1940.<ref>Richard Humble, ''Hitler's High Seas Fleet'', p. 57. New York: Ballantine Books, 1971.</ref>

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

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

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

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

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

** {{HMT|Olive|T126|2}} -– Launched 26 February 1940, sold 1948

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

** {{HMT|[[SS Walnut|T103|2}}''Walnut'']] -– Launched 1939, sold 1948 as Baltic refugee ship

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

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

==References==

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==See also==

* {{sclass2-|Isles|trawler|1}}

* {{sclass2-|Dance|trawler|1}}

* {{sclass2-|Portuguese|naval trawler}}

* {{sclass2-|[[Shakespearian|naval-class trawler}}]]

* [[Trawlers of the Royal Navy]]

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