Saltash 1939
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Aberdare | J49 | Ailsa, Troon | 1/1917 | 29/4/1918 | 10/1918 | sold 3/1947 |
| Abingdon | N23 - J23 | Ailsa, Troon | 11/1917 | 11/6/1918 | 11/1918 | sunk 8/4/1942 |
| Albury | J41 | Ailsa, Troon | 21/11/1918 | 2/1919 | sold 3/1947 | |
| Alresford | J06 | Ailsa, Troon | 17/1/1919 | 5/1919 | sold 3/1947 | |
| Alton (ex-Arbroath) | Ailsa, Troon | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Ambleside | Ailsa, Troon | 21/2/1919 | --- // 1919 | completed as survey vessels Beaufort | ||
| Amersham | Ailsa, Troon | 30/4/1919 | --- // 1919 | completed as survey vessel Collinson | ||
| Appledore | Ailsa, Troon | 15/8/1919 | 1919 | sold 8/1920 | ||
| Ashburton | Ailsa, Troon | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Athelney | Clyde SB, Glasgow | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Badminton | Ardrossan SB | 18/3/1918 | 1918 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Bagshot | J57 | Ardrossan SB | 23/5/1918 | 5/1919 | depot ship Medway II 4/1945 - 2/1946, sold 1947 | |
| Bala | Clyde SB, Glasgow | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Banchory | Ayrshire, Irvine | 15/5/1918 | 1918 | sold 5/1922 | ||
| Barnstaple | Ardrossan SB | 20/3/1919 | 12/1919 | sold 12/1921 | ||
| Bathgate | Clyde SB, Glasgow | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Battle | Dundee SB | 10/1919 | --- | cancelled 1919 | ||
| Beccles | Dundee SB | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Bideford | Ardrossan SB | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Blackburn (ex-Burnham) | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | 13/8/1918 | 11/1918 | sold 10/1922 | ||
| Blickling | Dundee SB | 1918/19 | --- | cancelled | ||
| Bloxham (ex-Brixham) | Ayrshire, Irvine | 11/9/1919 | --- | cancelled 1919 | ||
| Bolton (ex-Beaumaris) | Ardrossan SB | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Bootle (ex-Buckie) | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | 11/6/1918 | 1918 | sold 2/1923 | ||
| Bradfield | Ayrshire, Irvine | 14/5/1919 | 1919 | sold 10/1920 | ||
| Burslem (ex-Blakeney) | Ayrshire, Irvine | 5/3/1918 | 1918 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Bury | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 17/5/1919 | 1919 | sold 1/1923 | ||
| Caerleon | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | 6/12/1918 | 1919 | sold 4/1922 | ||
| Cashel (ex-Cley) | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Camberley | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | 28/12/1918 | 1919 | sold 7/1923 | ||
| Carstairs (ex-Cawsand), 1/1924 - Dryad, 8/1924- Carstairs | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | 18/4/1919 | 1919 | sold 4/1935 | ||
| Caterham | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | 6/3/1919 | 1919 | sold 4/1935 | ||
| Cavan (ex-Clovelly) | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Cheam | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 2/7/1919 | 1919 | sold 3/1922 | ||
| Clifton | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Clonmel (ex-Stranraer) | Simons, Renfrew | 14/5/1918 | 5/1918 | sold 7/1922 | ||
| Craigie | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 29/5/1918 | 1918 | sold 5/1922 | ||
| Crediton (ex-Colwyn) | Bow McLachlan, Paisley | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Cupar (ex-Rosslare) | McMillan, Dumbarton | 27/3/1918 | 1918 | sunk 5/5/1919 | ||
| Curragh | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Derby (ex-Dawlish) | J90 | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 9/8/1918 | 10/1918 | sold 7/1945 | |
| Dorking | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 26/9/1918 | 1918 | sold 4/1928 | ||
| Dundalk | J60 | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 30/1/1919 | 5/1919 | sunk 17/10/1940 | |
| Dunoon | J52 | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 21/3/1919 | 6/1919 | sunk 30/4/1940 | |
| Elgin (ex-Troop) | J39 | Simons, Renfrew | 3/3/1919 | 3/1919 | sold 3/1945 | |
| Fairfield | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 30/5/1919 | 1919 | sold 3/1920 | ||
| Fareham | J89 | Dunlop Bremner, Glasgow | 7/6/1918 | 8/1918 | depot ship St. Angelo II 1944 - 1945, sold 8/1948 | |
| Faversham | Dunlop Bremner, Glasgow | 19/7/1918 | 10/1918 | sold 11/1927 | ||
| Fermoy | J40 | Dundee SB | 5/2/1919 | 7/1919 | sunk 4/5/1941 | |
| Flint | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Ford (ex-Fleetwood) | Dunlop Bremner, Glasgow | 19/10/1918 | 12/1918 | sold 10/1928 | ||
| Forfar (ex-Fairburn) | Dundee SB | 20/11/1918 | 1919 | sold 3/1922 | ||
| Forres (ex-Fowey) | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 22/11/1918 | 1919 | sold 4/1935 | ||
| Frome | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Gaddesden | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 30/11/1917 | 1918 | sold 11/1922 | ||
| Gainsborough (ex-Gorleston) | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 12/2/1918 | 1918 | sold 6/1928 | ||
| Goole (ex-Bridlingdon) | Ayrshire, Irvine | 12/8/1919 | 4/1926 | RNVR drill ship Irwell 9/1926 | ||
| Grays | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Gretna | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 11/4/1918 | 1918 | sold 10/1928 | ||
| Harrow | J61 | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 30/7/1918 | 10/1918 | sold 1947 | |
| Havant | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 24/3/1919 | 1919 | to Siam 8/1922 (Chow Phraya) | ||
| Huntley (ex-Helmsdale) | J56 | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 18/1/1919 | 5/1919 | sunk 31/1/1941 | |
| Instow (ex-Infracombe) | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 15/4/1919 | 1919 | sold 3 - 11/1920 | ||
| Irvine | Fairfield, Govan | 8/12/1917 | 2/1918 | sold 2/1923 | ||
| Kendal | Fairfield, Govan | 9/2/1918 | 4/1918 | sold 10/1928 | ||
| Kew | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Kingussie | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Kinross | Fairfield, Govan | 4/7/1918 | 8/1918 | sunk 16/6/1919 | ||
| Knowle | Eltringham, Willington Quay | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Leamington (ex-Aldeburgh) | Ailsa, Troon | 26/8/1918 | 1918 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Longford (ex-Minehead) | Harkness, Middlesbrough | 15/3/1919 | 1919 | sold 1/1923 | ||
| Lydd (ex-Lydney) | J44 | Fairfield, Govan | 4/12/1918 | 12/1919 | sold 3/1947 | |
| Mallaig | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 10/10/1918 | 1918 | sold 11/1927 | ||
| Malvern | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 19/2/1919 | 1919 | sold 6/1928 | ||
| Marazion | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 15/4/1919 | 1919 | sold 3/1933 | ||
| Marlow | Harkness, Middlesbrough | 7/8/1918 | 1918 | sold 4/1928 | ||
| Mistley (ex-Maryport) | Harkness, Middlesbrough | 19/10/1918 | 1918 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Monaghan (ex-Mullion) | Harkness, Middlesbrough | 29/5/1919 | 1919 | sold 3 - 11/1920 | ||
| Munlochy (ex-Macduff) | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 12/6/1918 | 1918 | sold 11/1922 | ||
| Naas | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 1918/19 | --- | cancelled | ||
| Nailsea (ex-Newquay) | Inglis, Glasgow | 8/8/1918 | 11/1918 | sold 11/1927 | ||
| Newark (ex-Newlyn) | Inglis, Glasgow | 20/6/1918 | 9/1918 | sold 6/1928 | ||
| Northolt | Eltringham, Willington Quay | 21/6/1918 | 1918 | sold 2/1928 | ||
| Northrepps | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Okehampton | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Oundle | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Pangbourne (ex-Padstow) | J37 | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 26/3/1918 | 6/1918 | sold 3/1947 | |
| Penarth | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 21/5/1918 | 1918 | sunk 4/2/1919 | ||
| Petersfield (ex-Portmadoc) | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 3/3/1919 | 5/1919 | wrecked 11/11/1931 | ||
| Fitzroy (ex-Pinner, ex-Portreath) | J03 | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 15/4/1919 | 7/1919 //1939 | completed as survey vessel Fitzroy, minesweeper 1939, sunk 27/5/1942 | |
| Pontypool (ex-Polperro) | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 25/6/1918 | 8/1918 | sold 5/1922 | ||
| Prestatyn (ex-Porlock) | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 6/11/1918 | 12/1918 | sold 1/1923 | ||
| Radley | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 26/8/1919 | --- // 10/1919 | completed as survey vessel Flinders | ||
| Radnor | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Reading | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Repton (ex-Wicklow) | Inglis, Glasgow | 29/5/1919 | 9/1919 | sold 3 - 11/1920 | ||
| Retford | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Ringwood | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Ross (ex-Ramsey) | J45 | Lobnitz, Renfrew | 12/6/1919 | 8/1919 | sold 3/1947 | |
| Rugby (ex-Filey) | Dunlop Bremner, Glasgow | 6/9/1918 | 12/1918 | sold 11/1927 | ||
| Runcorn | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Salford (ex-Shoreham) | Murdoch & Murray, Glasgow | 3/4/1919 | 4/1919 | sold 3 - 11/1920 | ||
| Saltash | J62 | Murdoch & Murray, Glasgow | 25/7/1918 | 10/1918 | sold 3/1947 | |
| Saltburn | J58 | Murdoch & Murray, Glasgow | 9/10/1918 | 3/1919 | sold 10/1946 | |
| Selkirk | J18 | Murdoch & Murray, Glasgow | 2/12/1918 | 3/1919 | sold 10/1948 | |
| Sherborne (ex-Tarbert) | Simons, Renfrew | 27/6/1918 | 7/1918 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Shifnal | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Shrewsbury | Napier & Miller, Govan | 12/2/1918 | 1918 | sold 11/1927 | ||
| Sligo | Napier & Miller, Govan | 23/3/1918 | 1918 | sold 11/1922 | ||
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Smethwick |
Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Stafford (ex-Staithes) | C Rennoldson, South Shields | 20/9/1918 | 2/1919 | sold 6/1928 | ||
| Stoke (ex-Southwold) | J33 | C Rennoldson, South Shields | 8/7/1918 | 10/1918 | sunk 7/5/1941 | |
| Sutton (ex-Salcombe) | J78 | McMillan, Dumbarton | 8/5/1918 | 8/1918 | sold 1947 | |
| Swindon (ex-Bantry) | Ardrossan SB | 25/12/1918 | 8/1919 | sold 12/1921 | ||
| Tain | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Tiverton | Simons, Renfrew | 24/9/1918 | 10/1918 | sold 12/1938 | ||
| Tonbridge | Simons, Renfrew | 5/11/1918 | 11/1918 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Tralee | Simons, Renfrew | 17/12/1918 | 1/1919 | sold 7/1929 | ||
| Tring (ex-Teignmouth) | Simons, Renfrew | 23/8/1918 | 9/1918 | sold 10/1927 | ||
| Truro | Simons, Renfrew | 15/4/1919 | 4/1919 | sold 5/1928 | ||
| Kellett (ex-Uppingham) | J05 | Simons, Renfrew | 31/5/1919 | 6/1919 //1939 | completed as survey vessel Kellett, minesweeper 1939, sold 3/1945 | |
| Verwood (ex-Ventnor) | Simons, Renfrew | 12/8/1919 | --- // 8/1919 | completed as survey vessel Crozier | ||
| Wem (ex-Walmer) | Simons, Renfrew | 12/9/1919 | 10/1919 | sold 4/1922 | ||
| Wembdon | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Wexford, 9/1939- Doomba (9/1939- RAN) | Simons, Renfrew | 10/10/1919 | 11/1919 | sold 4 - 12/1921, re-commissioned by RAN as anti-submarine patrol 6/1940, sold 2/1947 | ||
| Weybourne | Inglis, Glasgow | 21/2/1919 | 7/1919 | sold 10/1928 | ||
| Widnes (ex-Withernsea) | J55 | Napier & Miller, Govan | 28/6/1918 | 9/1918 | sunk 20/5/1941, raised by Germans and commissioned as UJ2109 | |
| Yealmpton | Lobnitz, Renfrew | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Yeovil | Napier & Miller, Govan | 27/8/1918 | 1918 | sold 10/1928 |
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Displacement normal, t |
800 |
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Displacement full, t |
930 |
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Length, m |
70.4 |
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Breadth, m |
8.70 |
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Draught, m |
2.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2200 |
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Max speed, kts |
16 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 185 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I HA, sweeps |
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Complement |
74 |
Ship project history: Hunt class ships became top of development of a class of minesweepers in Royal Navy in days of the First World War. The experience accumulated at service of minesweeping sloops of Flower class and paddle minesweepers has been considered at their designing. The project has been created by Ailsa SB in 1916 and was based on earlier built here paddle minesweepers. At the expense of using of twin-shaft machinery it was possible to avoid the basic lacks of existing minesweepers: a deep draught generic in Flower class, and a danger to "catch" the emerged mine by a paddle wheel. As a whole the new ships have appeared successful and, being notably there is less than Flower class, yielded them only in seaworthiness (both because of the small dimensions, and because of small freeboard).
Ships of 2nd group had slightly increased displacement and flush-deck hull (ships of 1st group had a long forecastle) and the strengthened armament.
Modernizations: WWII, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 102/40; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I HA, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1939, Doomba: was armed with 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, sweeps
1942, Doomba: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (51)
1944-45, Doomba: - 1 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors
Naval service: Fowey was originally ordered from Dunlop Bremner but later reordered from Clyde SB and renamed Forres. Cupar, Kinross and Penarth were mined in WWI.
Dunnon was lost on a mine at Yarmouth 30/4/1940. Dundalk was mined 16/10/1940 at Harwich and sunk next day. Fermoy was sunk by Italian aircraft at Malta 30/4/1941. Huntley was sunk by German aircraft in Mediterranean sea 31/1/1941. Stoke was sunk by German aircraft at Tobruk 7/5/1941. Widnes was sunk by German aircraft in Suda Bay (Crete) 20/5/1941; subsequently she was salvaged by Germans and commissioned them as UJ2109. Abingdon was sunk by Italian aircraft 1/4/1942 at Malta. Fitzroy was lost on a mine at Yarmouth 27/5/1942.
One more ship of this type, Australian Doomba (ex-Wexford) was requisitioned by the private company where served as a pleasure craft, armed and commissioned by RAN in September, 1939 and served as minesweeper and anti-submarine patrol from June, 1940.
Leamington 1919
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