Technical information
Type | Minesweeper |
Displacement | 710 BRT |
Length | 231 feet |
Complement | 73 men |
Armament | 1 4" gun 1 3" AA gun |
Max speed | 16 knots |
Engines | Reciprocating (V.T.E.), 2 shafts |
Power | 2200 IHP |
Notes on class | World War One vintage minesweepers. AA armament was increased during the war. |
All ships of the Hunt class
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HMS Aberdare (J 49) | ||
HMS Abingdon (J 23) | Lost on 5 Apr 1942 | |
HMS Albury (J 41) | ||
HMS Alresford (J 06) | ||
HMS Bagshot (J 57) | ||
HMS Derby (J 90) | ||
HMS Dundalk (J 60) | Lost on 17 Oct 1940 | |
HMS Dunoon (J 52) | Lost on 30 Apr 1940 | |
HMS Elgin (J 39) | ||
HMS Fareham (J 89) | ||
HMS Fermoy (J 40) | Lost on 4 May 1941 | |
HMS Fitzroy (i) (J 03) | Lost on 27 May 1942 | |
HMS Harrow (J 61) | ||
HMS Huntley (J 56) | Lost on 31 Jan 1941 | |
HMS Kellett (J 05) | ||
HMS Lydd (J 44) | ||
HMS Pangbourne (J 37) | ||
HMS Ross (J 45) | ||
HMS Saltash (J 62) | ||
HMS Saltburn (J 58) | ||
HMS Selkirk (J 18) | ||
HMS Stoke (J 33) | Lost on 7 May 1941 | |
HMS Sutton (J 78) | ||
HMS Tedworth (J 32) | ||
HMS Widnes (J 55) | Lost on 20 May 1941 | |
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See all Minesweeper classes.
Hitler's Forgotten Flotillas Lawrence Paterson |
Books dealing with this subject include:
Hitler's Forgotten Flotillas, Lawrence Paterson, 2017 |