The Castle-class minesweeper was a highly seaworthy naval trawler adapted for patrol, anti-submarine warfare and minesweeping duties and built to Admiralty...
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The Isles-class trawlers were a class of naval trawler used by the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The...
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Castle class may refer to: Castle-class trawler, a class of ships constructed by the Royal Navy from 1916 to 1919 Castle-class corvette, a class of ships...
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Minesweepers of the Royal New Zealand Navy (redirect from Castle class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
danlayers. This included 20 naval trawlers (13 Castle class, three Bird class and four Isles class), five converted trawlers, 10 converted merchant boats,...
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(1798–1884), English newspaper editor and writer HMT Richard Bacon, a Castle class trawler of the Royal Navy Dick Bacon (1932–2000), American nudist or naturist...
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HMNZS Waiho (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the last Castle-class trawler built for...
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SS James Cosgrove (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
SS James Cosgrove was a Castle-class trawler built for the United Kingdom for use as a minesweeper. She was purchased by Sanford Ltd in 1920 for use in...
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SS Taiaroa (1943) (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
SS Taiaroa was a New Zealand-built Castle-class ship built for the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II with the intention for use as a minesweeper...
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including 20 purpose-built naval trawlers (13 Castle class, three Bird class four Isles class), five converted fishing trawlers, and ten converted merchant...
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HMNZS Tawhai (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Tawhai was a New Zealand-built composite Castle-class trawler built for the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II for the intention for use...
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HMNZS Waipu (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Waipu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The vessel...
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HMNZS Aroha (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the first steel Castle-class trawler launched...
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HMNZS Pahau (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Pahau was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The...
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HMNZS Waima (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Waima was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The...
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HMNZS Hinau (T17) (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Hinau was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The vessel...
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SS Ben Dearg (category Castle-class trawlers)
Castle-class trawler was originally built in 1920 for the United Kingdom Admiralty as the Thomas Alexander, and served most of its life as a trawler in...
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HMNZS Awatere (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Awatere was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The...
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HMNZS Maimai (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Maimai was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class ships built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The...
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HMNZS Manuka (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Manuka was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The vessel...
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HMS Rushen Castle (K372) was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was named after Castle Rushen in Castletown, Isle of Man....
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HMNZS Rimu (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Rimu was one of three composite New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. The vessel...
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USS Richard Bulkeley (category Mersey-class trawler)
was a minesweeping trawler leased from the British Royal Navy. Built as HMT Richard Bulkeley, the ship was a Mersey class trawler, purpose-built for service...
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HMNZS Hautapu (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Hautapu was one of eight steel New Zealand-built Castle-class trawlers built and commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II...
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HMT Richard Bacon (category Castle-class trawlers)
HMT Richard Bacon (FY3587) was a British Castle class naval trawler completed in 1918. She served through both world wars under two different names and...
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215 trawlers of no specific class These were commercial trawlers that the Admiralty requisitioned. The Royal Navy classified requisitioned trawlers by...
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Mersey-class trawler Isles-class trawler Tree-class trawler Dance-class trawler Shakespearian-class trawler Round Table-class trawler Motor Launch Fairmile A motor...
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characterisation to tell its story. The John Gillman, a deep-sea castle-class trawler is damaged during a storm in the North Sea and seeks help from the...
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Africa; in the merged Union-Castle Line from 1900 until broken up in 1926 Norman (1943), the former Royal Navy Military-class trawler Bombardier, wrecked in...
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HMNZS Wakakura (T00) (category Castle-class trawlers of the Royal New Zealand Navy)
HMNZS Wakakura (T00) was originally a First World War Castle-class naval trawler built in Canada. Ordered by the Admiralty, the vessel, named TR 1, was...
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the RN personnel returned to their vessels. HMS Frederick Bush - Castle-class trawler in service from May 1918 to her sale in 1922 HMS Frederick William...
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