Round Table class trawler
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The Round Table class was a small class of trawlers built for the British Royal Navy
in 1941/2. The class were built by two Aberdeen shipbuilding firms Hall, Russell & Company
and J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.
All were built to a 1936 design by Hall, Russell & Co but were commissioned as minesweepers. Two of the class, Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot were converted to danlayer
s.
The ships (and assigned pennant number
s) in the class were:
Royal Navy
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in 1941/2. The class were built by two Aberdeen shipbuilding firms Hall, Russell & Company
Hall, Russell & Company
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang...
and J. Lewis & Sons Ltd.
All were built to a 1936 design by Hall, Russell & Co but were commissioned as minesweepers. Two of the class, Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot were converted to danlayer
Danlayer
A danlayer was a type of vessel assigned to minesweeping flotillas during and immediately after World War II. They were usually small trawlers, fitted for the purpose of laying dans...
s.
The ships (and assigned pennant number
Pennant number
In the modern Royal Navy, and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers...
s) in the class were:
- Sir Agravaine (T230) launched 5 March 1942
- Sir Galahad (T226)HMS Sir Galahad (T226)HMS Sir Galahad was a trawler built for the British Royal Navy in 1941. Post war it was sold into civilian service and was wrecked in 1957 after running aground off the Isle of Mull.-Construction and war service:...
launched 18 December 1941 - Sir Gareth (T227) launched 19 January 1942
- Sir Geraint (T240) launched 15 April 1942
- Sir Kay (T241) launched 26 October 1942
- Sir Lamorack (T242) launched 23 November 1942
- Sir Lancelot (T228) launched 4 December 1941
- Sir Tristram (T229) launched 17 January 1942