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class, with two ships being laid down in 1934–35 and completed in 1935–36, with two more ships laid down in 1938–39 and completed in 1940. The first two ships were armed with three single 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, while the third and fourth ships having one twin and one-single 4-inch mount, with
347:. Main armament was initially two 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns for RN ships and three 4-inch (100 mm) for Australian ships, but armament varied considerably between ships, and was increased later.
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duties of the Hunt class, being fitted with equipment for both roles. By 1932, however, it became clear that what was needed was ships dedicated to a single role. Development therefore began of the
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Eight ships of the class were built for the Royal Navy, being laid down between 1933 and 1935 and completing between 1934 and 1936. The last two ships built for the Royal Navy,
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guns mounted fore and aft replacing the 4-inch (102 mm) guns of the earlier ships. As the 4.7-inch guns were low-angle guns, not suited to anti aircraft use, a single
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complement increased from 15 at the start of the war to 40 for
Australian ships and up to 90 for Royal Navy ships, while several ships were also refitted with a
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anti-aircraft gun was mounted in "B" position. Four 3-pounder saluting guns completed the ships' gun armament. The ship was powered by two geared
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had a main gun armament of two twin 4-inch anti-aircraft mounts, with a short-range anti-aircraft armament of four .50 in machine guns.
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as a cheaper mass-production minesweeper, while a new class of sloops would be built that was more closely matched to the escort role.
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Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in
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laid down between 1933 and 1940. Of these, eight were built in the United
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being laid down in 1929–31. All of these ships were designed to combine the
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class, had a heavier gun armament than its predecessors, with two
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HQS Wellington, home of the
Honourable Company of Master Mariners
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Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After
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477:(1,500 kW) and could propel the ships to a speed of 16.5
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The armament of most of the class was reinforced during the
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List of major warship classes of the Royal
Australian Navy
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Sunk in air attack by
Italian and German dive bombers off
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Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2
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British & Empire Warships of the Second World War
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The Royal Navy started to build replacements for the
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
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418:were laid down in 1928, with the similar four-ship
1863:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
1461:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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215:266 ft 3 in (81.15 m)
522:Fitting Out H.M.A.S. Yarra at Sydney
453:The new class of escort sloops, the
1050:List of Royal Australian Navy ships
24:
1523:. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society.
697:Sold into mercantile service, 1946
508:.50-inch anti-aircraft machine gun
25:
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944:Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney
917:Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney
481:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph).
1822:List of ships of the Indian Navy
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181:General characteristics RN Ships
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276:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
3436:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
664:Royal Danish Navy survey ship
498:had differing armaments, with
411:, when the two vessels of the
262:2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
13:
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136:£220,000 for Australian ships
2874:Harbour defence motor launch
339:, four in Australia for the
296:4.7 in (120 mm) Mark IX guns
7:
3431:Military history of Grimsby
1318:Mason, Geoffrey P. (2005).
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1008:Hawthorn Leslie and Company
959:Sunk in torpedo attack off
901:Sunk in surface action off
27:1933 class of sloops-of-war
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990:Broken up at Sydney, 1965
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471:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
226:36 ft (11.0 m)
3103:Completed after the war
3068:Armed merchant cruisers
2879:Fairmile B motor launch
1932:Light aircraft carriers
1586:. London: Grub Street.
1028:Sunk in air attack off
844:HM Dockyard, Devonport
813:HM Dockyard, Devonport
742:HM Dockyard, Devonport
711:HM Dockyard, Devonport
682:HM Dockyard, Devonport
3075:Ocean boarding vessels
3061:Fighter catapult ships
1519:Hague, Arnold (1993).
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730:as Headquarters, 1947
646:HM Dockyard, Devonport
613:HM Dockyard, Devonport
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1740:Royal Australian Navy
1502:Warships of Australia
1500:Gillet, Ross (1977).
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533:Royal Australian Navy
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341:Royal Australian Navy
84:Royal Australian Navy
3426:Grimsby-class sloops
3406:Single ship of class
3013:Submarine depot ship
2907:-class river gunboat
2899:Insect-class gunboat
774:HM Dockyard, Chatham
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331:were a class of 13
253:2 Admiralty 3-drum
18:Grimsby class sloop
2912:Type Two 63 ft HSL
2884:Motor torpedo boat
2270:Thornycroft type (
1258:Shores et al. 2012
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754:20 September 1935
717:25 September 1933
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1593:978-1-908117-07-6
1492:978-1-84832-015-4
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929:10 December 1936
898:19 December 1935
889:22 December 1933
856:19 November 1936
694:22 November 1934
656:9 September 1933
535:also adopted the
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304:anti-aircraft gun
120:Succeeded by
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650:1 November 1932
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617:1 November 1932
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3115:Conversions
3026:Bonaventure
2970:Round Table
2656:Teviot Bank
2642:Port Quebec
2635:Port Napier
2512:Bridgewater
2272:Shakespeare
2054:Battleships
1900:Illustrious
1700:Londonderry
1330:22 November
1236:, p. 6
923:1 May 1935
778:1 May 1933
737:Londonderry
714:1 May 1933
685:1 May 1933
593:Royal Navy
414:Bridgewater
107:Preceded by
3420:Categories
3343:Minelayers
3323:Submarines
3225:Destroyers
2950:Portuguese
2766:Submarines
2628:Menestheus
2579:Minelayers
2568:Black Swan
2547:Kingfisher
2293:Destroyers
1907:Implacable
1879:Courageous
1763:Parramatta
1693:Wellington
1663:Royal Navy
1453:References
1444:Hague 1993
1432:Hague 1993
1420:Hague 1993
1405:Hague 1993
1369:Hague 1993
1357:Hague 1993
1345:Hague 1993
1306:Hague 1993
1294:Hague 1993
1282:Hague 1993
1270:Hague 1993
1246:Hague 1993
1234:Hague 1993
1209:Hague 1993
1172:Hague 1993
1111:Hague 1993
1099:Hague 1993
947:July 1938
939:Parramatta
706:Wellington
579:Laid down
524:(1935) by
402:Hunt-class
381:Wellington
375:Parramatta
337:Royal Navy
281:Complement
239:Propulsion
202:) standard
125:Kingfisher
70:Royal Navy
3303:Corvettes
3097:Cancelled
3040:Maidstone
3007:Albatross
2905:Dragonfly
2741:Protector
2725:Netlayers
2621:Agamemnon
2588:Adventure
2475:Corvettes
2400:W & Z
2395:U & V
2390:S & T
2385:Q & R
2380:O & P
2375:L & M
2350:G & H
2345:E & F
2340:C & D
2335:A & B
2322:Ambuscade
2311:V & W
1914:Audacious
1893:Ark Royal
1721:Fleetwood
1686:Lowestoft
861:Gateshead
839:Fleetwood
677:Lowestoft
582:Launched
512:Fleetwood
495:Fleetwood
493:HMS
486:HMS
196:long tons
173:Preserved
157:Completed
152:1934–1966
144:1933–1940
56:Operators
3377:Whang Pu
3352:Bungaree
3312:Bathurst
3285:Frigates
2975:Monitors
2928:Trawlers
2792:Parthian
2734:Guardian
2707:Algerine
2533:Shoreham
2519:Hastings
2437:Frigates
2250:Minotaur
2236:Minotaur
2210:Arethusa
2098:Vanguard
2029:Activity
2017:Attacker
2003:Audacity
1969:Majestic
1962:Colossus
1714:Aberdeen
1707:Deptford
1563:(2005).
1541:(1998).
1481:(2008).
1039:See also
808:Aberdeen
768:Deptford
759:Llanelly
726:Sold to
666:Galathea
576:Ordered
573:Builder
557:Hedgehog
500:Aberdeen
488:Aberdeen
428:Shoreham
421:Hastings
289:Armament
259:2 shafts
112:Shoreham
3274:Grimsby
3267:Moresby
3233:V and W
3194:Leander
3047:Titania
3019:Adamant
3000:Pegasus
2988:Roberts
2866:Coastal
2845:Amphion
2816:Grampus
2799:Rainbow
2681:Halcyon
2554:Bittern
2540:Grimsby
2450:Captain
2243:Neptune
2203:Leander
2196:Emerald
2189:Hawkins
2145:Hawkins
2070:Revenge
2043:Nairana
2010:Avenger
1976:Centaur
1955:Unicorn
1770:Warrego
1672:Grimsby
1645:Grimsby
1012:Hebburn
970:Warrego
863:, 1959
832:, 1949
800:Group 2
794:, 1948
761:, 1948
607:Grimsby
599:Group 1
537:Grimsby
455:Grimsby
443:Halcyon
407:of the
357:Grimsby
327:Grimsby
247:geared
245:Parsons
231:Draught
45:in 1945
3384:Yunnan
3370:Doomba
3258:Sloops
3238:Tribal
3170:County
2981:Erebus
2939:Basset
2933:Castle
2714:Cybele
2688:Bangor
2609:Linnet
2602:Plover
2595:Abdiel
2498:Sloops
2488:Castle
2483:Flower
2455:Colony
2426:Daring
2415:Weapon
2410:Battle
2360:Tribal
2329:Amazon
2253:(1947)
2151:County
2118:Renown
2077:Nelson
1996:Archer
1948:Hermes
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885:Sydney
631:Tobruk
445:-class
434:convoy
405:sloops
392:Design
372:, and
333:sloops
313:15–90
212:Length
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3362:Other
3293:River
3214:Scott
3033:Forth
2960:Dance
2945:Isles
2921:Other
2810:River
2561:Egret
2526:Banff
2445:River
2281:Scott
2182:Danae
2023:Ruler
1941:Argus
1921:Malta
1886:Eagle
1798:Indus
1749:Yarra
1679:Leith
1056:Notes
1030:Akyab
1002:Indus
875:Yarra
830:Hayle
640:Leith
588:Fate
570:Name
563:Ships
479:knots
430:class
423:class
416:class
369:Yarra
363:Indus
354:were
329:class
274:knots
272:16.5
269:Speed
141:Built
127:class
114:class
41:HMAS
3188:Town
2955:Tree
2833:P611
2785:Odin
2675:Hunt
2460:Loch
2370:Hunt
2316:Town
2229:Fiji
2222:Dido
2216:Town
2157:York
2125:Hood
2091:Lion
1756:Swan
1588:ISBN
1569:ISBN
1547:ISBN
1525:ISBN
1506:ISBN
1487:ISBN
1465:ISBN
1332:2014
912:Swan
903:Java
668:1949
531:The
491:and
400:and
324:The
307:4 ×
300:1 ×
294:2 ×
223:Beam
194:990
165:Lost
133:Cost
43:Swan
3106:C,P
2755:Net
2748:Bar
2700:Auk
2694:MMS
2465:Bay
284:100
217:o/a
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