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P1 patrol trawlers (1940-1943/1943-1949)
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São Miguel 1953
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate | Modification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2 (ex-Mangrove), 2.1946- Faial | 1946- F, 1951- M410, 1956- M391 | Ferguson, Glasgow, UK | 8/1939 | 15.2.1940 | 4.1940 // 10.1943 | to United Kingdom 6.1945 - 2.1946 (Mangrove), discarded 1967 | Tree | |
| Salvador Correia (ex-Saltarelo), 1961- Baldaque da Silva | C, 1953- A522, 1961- A523 | Robb, Leith, UK | 1/1940 | 6.8.1940 | 10.1940 // 8.1946 | to Angola 1961 | Dance | |
| P1 (ex-Bruray), 2.1946- São Miguel | 2.1946- M, 1951- M403 | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull, UK | 2.1942 | 1.6.1942 | 12.1942 // 10.1943 | to UK 7.1945 - 2.1946 (Bruray), discarded 1956 | Isles | |
| P3 (ex-Hayling), 6.1946- Terceira | 6.1946- T, 1951- M402, 1956- M393 | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull, UK | 4.1942 | 17.8.1942 | 12.1942 // 10.1943 | to UK 7.1945 - 6.1946 (Hayling), discarded 1957 | Isles | |
| P4 (ex-Whalsay), 6.1946- Santa Maria | 6.1946- MR, 1951- M404, 1956- M392 | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull, UK | 12.1941 | 4.4.1942 | 9.1942 // 10.1943 | to UK 6.1945 - 6.1946 (Whalsay), stricken 4.1971 | Isles | |
| P7 (ex-Gruinard) | Crown, Sunderland, UK | 4.1942 | 20.11.1942 | 3.1943 // 10.1943 | to UK 9.1944 (Gruinard) | Isles | ||
| P8 (ex-Eriskay) | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, UK | 11.1941 | 28.8.1942 | 10.1942 // 10.1943 | to UK 6.1944 (Eriskay) | Isles | ||
| Baldaque da Silva (ex-Ruskholm), 1961- Salvador Correia | A523, 1961- A522 | Goole SB, UK | 8.1941 | 4.2.1942 | 5.1942 // 9.1949 | to Angola 1961 | Isles |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 545 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 770 |
| Length, m | 50.0 |
| Breadth, m | 8.43 |
| Draught, m | 3.38 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 cylindrical boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 850 |
| Max speed, kts | 12.25 |
| Fuel, t | coal 183 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | "Tree": 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (30), mechanical minesweeping gear "Dances": 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (30) "Isles": 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (30), mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | type 271 (some), type 290 (some) radars, type 122 sonar |
| Complement | 35 - 40 |
Standard scale images
Faial 1960
Santa Maria 1970
Graphics
São Miguel 1953
Project history
British Admiralty trawlers of Isles, Dance and Tree classes, chartered by Portugal in October, 1943 (first 6), used as patrols, escorts and minesweepers.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
In July, 1945 all 6 trawlers were returned to UK, but in 1946 four ships were redeemed by Portugueses and commissioned again under new names instead of number designations.
