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The Isles class trawlers were a class of naval trawler used by the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | list error: <br /> list (help) Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Built | 1940 - 1945 |
| Completed | 168 |
| Lost | 12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Naval trawler |
| Displacement | 945 long tons (960.2 t) |
| Length | 164 ft (49.99 m) |
| Beam | 27.7 ft (8.44 m) |
| Draught | 8.6 ft (2.62 m) |
| Propulsion | 1x triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp |
| Speed | 12 kn (22.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 40 |
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The class comprised 168 vessels built between 1940 and 1945. They were mainly used on minesweeping and habour defence duties. Twelve Isles class trawlers were lost during the war.
Ships in class
Royal Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
| Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid Off | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMCS Anticosti (T274) | Formerly HMS Anticosti (T274). | |||||
| HMCS Baffin (T275) | Formerly HMS Baffin (T275). | |||||
| HMCS Cailiff (T276) | Formerly HMS Cailiff (T276). | |||||
| HMCS Ironbound (T284) | Formerly HMS Ironbound (T284). | |||||
| HMCS Liscomb (T285) | Formerly HMS Liscomb (T285). | |||||
| HMCS Magdalen (T279) | Formerly HMS Magdalen (T279). | |||||
| HMCS Manitoulin (T280) | ||||||
| HMCS Miscou (T277) |
Royal New Zealand Navy
| Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid Off | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMNZS Inchkeith (T155) | ||||||
| HMNZS Killegray (T174) | ||||||
| HMNZS Sanda (T160) | ||||||
| HMNZS Scarba (T175) |