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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED KINGDOM
CONVERTED MERCHANT VESSELS
WWII screw coastal auxiliary AA vessels
Ships
| Name | Launched // Comm. | Builder | Tonnage, BRT | Dimensions, m | Speed, kts | Machinery, Fuel, t | Armament | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronation | 25.4.1903 // 11.1940 | Vickers, Barrow | 3044 | 111.6(pp)x15.3x | 10 | 2VTE | 4 - 76/45, 2 - 40/39 | sold 9.1947 |
| Empress Queen, 1941- Queen Eagle | 29.2.1940 // 10.1940 | Ailsa, Troon | 1071 | 85.9(pp)x11.5x | 20 | 2turbines | returned 9.1943 | |
| Goodwin (ex-ABV) | 4/1917 // 1941 | Caledon, Dundee | 1570 | 82.4(pp)x11.3x | 12.5 | 1VTE | 1 - 76/40 | convoy rescue ship 6.1943 |
| Mona`s Isle (ex-ABV) | 11.3.1905 // 10.1940 | Denny, Dumbarton | 1688 | 94.9(pp)x12.2x | 22 | 3turbines | 2 - 102/40, 1 - 76/40 | accommodation ship 3.1942 |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Project history coastal auxiliary AA vessels.
coastal auxiliary AA vessels. Usually these ships were armed with 2 - 6 single 40/39-mm pompoms and MGs. Later many ships received 2 - 6 20/70-mm Oerlikons. Some ships had 1 76/40-mm gun and 2 pompoms.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
