Maritime record TQ 98 SW 95 - Ash

Summary

BRITISH TRAWLER DEPLOYED AS MINESWEEPER, 1941

Location

Grid reference TR 0003 8107 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR08SW

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A trawler built for the Admiralty and converted into a mine sweeper. Struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary. Year Built: 13-DEC-1939 Builder: Cochrane Engine HP: 850 Boilers: 1 Armament: 1 x 12pdr. gun; 2 x 0.5 m.g.; 4 x Lewis guns Owner: Royal Navy Crew: 35 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: Mine Warfare Vessels, Cocker 1993, p162-3 and 209 (1-3)


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> J J Colledge, 1989, Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 2: navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned ships from , Page Nos. 26 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6344.

<3> HMSO, 1988, British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45, Page Nos. 14 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6346.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: J J Colledge. 1989. Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 2: navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned ships from . Page Nos. 26.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: HMSO. 1988. British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45. Page Nos. 14.

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Record last edited

Oct 6 2022 10:32AM