Net-class boom defence vessel
The Net class were a class of boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy during World War II.
Class overview | |
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Name: | Net class |
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Built: | 1938–1939 |
In commission: | 1939–1958 |
Completed: | 11 |
Lost: | 1 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type: | Boom defence vessel |
Displacement: | 530 long tons (539 t) |
Length: | |
Beam: | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
Draught: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Complement: | 32 |
Armament: | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
Ships
Of the eleven ships of the class ten were built in shipyards in northern England and Scotland, while the eleventh was built in Sydney, Australia.[2][3] One ship, HMS Bayonet, was lost when it struck a mine in the Firth of Forth on 21 December 1939, probably laid by the U-21 on 4 November.[4]
Royal Navy
- HMS Bayonet (Z05)
- HMS Bownet (Z90)
- HMS Burgonet (Z33)
- HMS Dragonet (Z82)
- HMS Falconet (Z19)
- HMS Magnet (Z27)
- HMS Martinet (Z41)
- HMS Planet (Z50)
- HMS Plantagenet (Z63)
- HMS Signet (Z10)
- HMS Sonnet (Z47)
Royal Australian Navy
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See also
- Bar class boom defence vessel
References
- "Boom and harbour defence vessels" (PDF). godfreydykes.info. 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "Net class Boom defence vessels (UK)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "Net class Boom defence vessels (AUS)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "HMS Bayonet (Z 05)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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