Tree-class trawler

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Tree-class trawler

Tree-class trawlers were a class of anti-submarine naval trawlers which served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were nearly identical to the Isles-class trawlers, of which they are usually considered a subclass.

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HMT Acacia
Class overview
Operators
Built1939–1945
Completed20
Lost6
General characteristics [1]
TypeNaval trawler
Displacement545 tons
Length164 ft (50 m)
Beam27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Draught11 feet i inch (mean)
PropulsionOne triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp
Speed12 knots
Complement40
Armament
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Six Tree-class trawlers were lost during the war: Almond, Ash, Chestnut, Hickory, Juniper and Pine. One, Mangrove, was transferred to Portugal in 1943.

By the end of 1946, only Olive and Walnut remained in service with the Royal Navy.[2] Both were sold in 1948.

Ships in class

  • Built by Ardrossan Dockyard Company, Ardrossan, UK
    • Acacia – Launched 1940, sold 1946
    • Almond – Launched 1940, war loss 1941
  • Built by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd., Selby, UK
    • Ash – Launched 1939, war loss 1941
    • Bay – Launched 1939, sold 1946
  • Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
    • Birch – Launched 1939, sold 1946
    • Blackthorn – launched 1939, sold 1946
  • Built by Ferguson Brothers, Ltd., Port Glasgow, UK
    • Juniper – Launched 15 December 1939, commissioned 9 March 1940; sunk in the Norwegian Sea, 8 June 1940.[3]
    • Mangrove – Launched 4 April 1942, transferred to Portugal 1943 as Faial (P2)
  • Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Goole, UK
    • Chestnut – Launched 1940, war loss 1940
    • Deodar – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen, UK
    • Olive – Launched 26 February 1940, sold 1948
    • Pine – Launched 1940, war loss 1944
  • Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK (part of Harland & Wolff)
    • Elm – Launched 1939, sold 1946
    • Fir – Launched 1940, sold 1946
  • Built by Henry Robb, Ltd., Leith, UK
    • Hazel – Launched 1939, sold 1946
    • Hickory – Launched 1940, war loss 1940
  • Built by Smith's Dock Company, Ltd., South Bank-on-Tees, UK
    • Rowan – Launched 1939, sold 1946
    • Walnut – Launched 1939, sold 1948 as Baltic refugee ship
    • Whitethorn – Launched 1939, sold 1946
    • Wistaria – Launched 1939, sold 1946

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