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.

HMS Falconet
Class overview
Name	Net class
Builders	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd., Blyth, Northumberland (6) Smiths Dock Co., Ltd., South Bank, North Yorkshire (2) Lobnitz & Co. Ltd., Renfrew (2) Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co., Sydney (1)
Operators	Royal Navy  Royal Australian Navy
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	159 ft 9 in (48.69 m) o/a 135 ft (41 m) p/p
Beam	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	Reciprocating vertical triple expansion engine, 850 ihp (634 kW) 1 shaft
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

• HMAS Kookaburra

See also

• Bar-class boom defence vessel