The Tree class trawlers were a type of anti-submarine vessel which served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were nearly identical to the Isles class trawlers, of which they are usually considered a subclass.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | list error: <br /> list (help) Royal Navy Portuguese Navy |
| Built | 1939 - 1945 |
| Completed | 20 |
| Lost | 23 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Naval trawler |
| Displacement | 545 tons |
| Length | 164 feet |
| Beam | 27 feet 8 inches |
| Draught | 11 feet i inch (mean) |
| Propulsion | One triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament |
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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. [2] Both were sold in 1948.
Ships in class
- Built by Ardrossan Dockyard Company, Ardrossan, UK
- Built by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd., Selby, UK
- Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
- Birch - Launched 1939, sold 1946
- Blackthorn - launched 1939, sold 1946
- Built by Ferguson Brothers, Ltd., Port Glasgow, UK
- Juniper - Launched 15 December 1939, commissioned 9 March 1940; sunk in Norwegian Sea by gunfire from German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper when intercepted by naval squadron under Vizeadmiral Wilhelm Marschall, 8 June 1940. [3]
- Mangrove - Launched 4 April 1942, transferred to Portugal 1943 as Faial (P2)
- Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Goole, UK
- Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen, UK
- Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK
- Built by Henry Robb, Ltd., Leith, UK
- Built by Smith's Dock Company, Ltd., South Bank-on-Tees, UK
- Rowan - Launched 1939, sold 1946
- Walnut - Launched 1939, sold 1948
- Whitethorn - Launched 1939, sold 1946
- Wistaria - Launched 1939, sold 1946
References
- ^ Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Richard Humble, Hitler's High Seas Fleet, p. 57. New York: Ballantine Books, 1971.