Shakespearian-class trawler

The Shakespearian-class trawler was a series of anti-submarine naval trawlers of the Royal Navy. Ships in the class had a displacement of 545 long tons (554 t), a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a crew of 40 men. The trawlers were armed with a QF 12-pounder [76 mm (3.0 in)] gun, three 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and thirty depth charges. The class was nearly identical to the Isles-class trawlers, of which they are usually considered a subclass. Coriolanus, Horatio and Laertes were lost during the war. Othello, was transferred to Italy in 1946 and Rosalind to Kenya, also in 1946. By the end of that year, only Hamlet and Macbeth remained in service with the Royal Navy; both were sold in 1947.

HMT Coriolanus
Class overview
NameShakespearian class
Builders
Operators Royal Navy
Built1940–1941
In commission1940–1947
Completed12
Lost3
General characteristics
TypeNaval trawler
Displacement545 long tons (554 t)
Length164 ft (50 m)
PropulsionReciprocating engine, 1 shaft
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement40
Armament

Ships in class

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  • Built by Cochrane & Sons, Selby, UK
    • Celia – Launched 1940, sold 1946
    • Coriolanus – Launched 1940, war loss 1945
    • Fluellen – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
    • Hamlet – Launched 24 July 1940, sold 1947
    • Horatio – Launched 1940, war loss 1943
    • Juliet – Launched 1940, sold 1946
    • Laertes – Launched 1940, war loss 1942
  • Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Goole, UK
    • Macbeth – Launched 3 October 1940, sold 1947
    • Ophelia – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK
    • Othello – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 310
  • Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK

See also

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References

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  • Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.
  • Francis E. McMurtrie and Raymond V.B. Blackman (eds.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50, pp. 102, 217. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1949.
  • Antony Preston (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II, p. 77. New York: Military Press, 1989. This is mainly a reprint of Jane's Fighting Ships 1946–47 with some materials from earlier editions.
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