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TEXEL motor minesweepers (1942 - 1943, 1941 - 1942 / 1944 - 1945)
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Vlieland 1947 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texel (ex-MMS173) | J673 | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham, UK | 21.12.1941 | 5.1942 | stricken 11.1945 | ||
| Terschelling (ex-MMS174) | J674 | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham, UK | 15.3.1942 | 7/1942 | sunk 12.7.1942 | ||
| Marken (ex-MMS227) | J727 | Frank Curtis, Par, UK | 15.7.1942 | 10/1942 | sunk 20.5.1944 | ||
| Ameland (ex-MMS231) | J731, 1946- MV5, 1950- M861 | J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham, UK | 1942 | 12/1942 | stricken 1957 | ||
| Beveland (ex-MMS237) | J737, 1946- MV6, 1950- M862 | 29 | Wivenhoe Shipyard, UK | 1943 | 4/1943 | stricken 1956 | |
| Marken (ex-MMS54) | J554, 1946- MV7, 1950- M863 | Herd & McKenzie, Buckie, UK | 22.9.1941 | 12.1941 // 8.1944 | stricken 1957 | ||
| Putten (ex-MMS138) | J638, 1946- MV8, 1950- M864 | Husband Yacht Yard, Marshwood, UK | 9.11.1942 | 5/1943 | stricken 1957 | ||
| Rozenburg (ex-MMS292) | J792, 1946- MV9, 1950- M865 | Frank Curtis, Par, UK | 1943 | 4/1943 | stricken 1957 | ||
| Terschelling (ex-MMS234) | J734, 1946- MV10, 1950- M866 | J. L. Bolson, Poole, UK | 1943 | 6/1943 | stricken 1957 | ||
| Texel (ex-MMS73) | MV11, 1950- M867 | East Anglian Constructors, Oulton Broad, UK | 13.6.1942 | 9.1942 // 11.1945 | stricken 1957 | ||
| Vlieland (ex-MMS226) | J726, 1946- MV12, 1950- M868 | Frank Curtis, Par, UK | 15.8.1942 | 10/1942 | sunk 11.1951 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 255 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 295 |
| Length, m | 36.4 |
| Breadth, m | 7.14 |
| Draught, m | 2.67 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 Crossley or Newbury diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 480 |
| Max speed, kts | 10.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 24 - 26 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 550(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 2 - 12.7/62, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 20 |
Standard scale images
Texel 1942
Graphics
Vlieland 1947 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Project history
Standard British motor minesweepers, transferred for replacement of the mobilised trawlers. Very successful design of wooden coastal minesweeper able to sweep magnetic and acoustic mines.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Terschelling was sunk by German aircraft 12.7.1942. Marken was lost 20.5.1944 on a mine in a mouth of Thames. Vlieland was sunk in November, 1951 at coast of New Guinea.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
