HMT Elk (1902)
HMT Elk was a 181-ton former fishing trawler built in 1902.[2] She served in the Royal Navy in World War II, until sunk without loss of life having hit a mine off Plymouth in November 1940.
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Name: | HMT Elk |
Builder: | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley |
Yard number: | 329 |
Launched: | 21 August 1902 |
Commissioned: | 1914 |
Decommissioned: | 1918 |
Recommissioned: | 1939 |
Fate: | Sunk by mine, 27 November 1940 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type: | Naval trawler |
Tonnage: | |
Length: | 33.1 m (109 ft) |
Beam: | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engine, 62 hp (46 kW), single screw |
Sail plan: | Ketch-rigged |
Complement: | 10 |
Armament: | 1 × 6-pounder gun |
Ship history
Elk was built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell at Beverley, Yorkshire, launched on 21 August 1902, and first operated from Grimsby. During World War I she was hired by the Admiralty and served as a minesweeper from 1914 until 1918. She was then operated commercially under various owners at Grimsby, Hakin and Plymouth. Elk was hired by the Admiralty in November 1939 to serve as a danlayer (laying buoys in channels cleared by minesweepers) and was armed with one 6-pounder gun. HMT Elk was sunk by a mine south-east of Penlee Point off Plymouth on 27 November 1940. There were no casualties.[1]
The Elk was re-discovered by divers in 1981 upright on a sandy bed at 50°17.800′N 4°10.600′W in 30 metres (98 ft) of water with a drop-off in excess of 40 metres (130 ft).
See also
- Trawlers of the Royal Navy
- Shipwreck – The remains of a ship that has wrecked
- Lists of shipwrecks – Index to Wikipedia's lists of shipwrecks
- Recreational diving – Diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment, usually when using scuba equipment
References
- "HMT Elk". Shipwrecks and History In Plymouth Sound. 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- Suzanne Hall; McDonald, Kendall (1996). Dive South Devon (Diver Guides). Underwater World Publications. pp. 192–193. ISBN 0-946020-24-8.
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