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UNITED KINGDOM
CONVERTED MERCHANT VESSELS
WWII mine destruction vessels


Ships


Name Launched // Comm. Builder Tonnage, BRT Dimensions, m Speed, kts Machinery, Fuel, t Armament Fate
Andelle 14.12.1921 // 10.1940 Austin, Wear Dock 1832 79.2ppx11.4x 9 1VTE   miscellaneous vessel 1943
Borde 10.12.1920 // 10.1939 Crown, Monkwearmouth 2014 82.4ppx11.6x 9 1VTE 2 - 76/40, 2 - 40/39 miscellaneous vessel 4.1942
Burlington, 1940 -  Soothsayer, 1941 - Fairfax 21.9.1921 // 5.1940 Crown, Monkwearmouth 2068 82.4ppx11.6x 10 1VTE   collision 18.10.1943
Bushwood 17.3.1929 // 1940 Austin, Wear Dock 2314 86.3ppx12.7x 10 1VTE   degaussing vessel 1942
Corbrae 12.10.1935 // 3.1940 Burntisland SB 1788 78.3ppx12.0x 9 1VTE 8 - 20/70 repair ship 1944
Corburn 28.12.1935 // 2.1940 Burntisland SB 1786 78.3ppx12.0x 10 1VTE 8 - 20/70 sunk 21.5.1940
Corfield 11.6.1937 // 2.1940 Burntisland SB 1791 78.3ppx12.0x 10 1VTE   sunk 8.9.1941
Queenworth 16.9.1924 // 2.1940 Austin, Wear Dock 2047 83.8ppx12.2x 10.5 1VTE   sunk 9.5.1941
Springdale 5.8.1937 // 1940 Short, Pallion 1579 76.6ppx12.3x 10 1VTE 2 - 76/40 degaussing vessel 1941
Springtide 22.6.1937 // 1940 Short, Pallion 1579 76.6ppx12.3x 10 1VTE 2 - 76/40 degaussing vessel 1941


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

3980
Displacement full, t 
Length, m

106.7
Breadth, m

18.3
Draught, m 
No of shaftsnone
Machinerynone
Power, h. p.none
Max speed, ktsnone
Fuel, tnone
Endurance, nm(kts)---
Armamentnone
Electronic equipmentnone
Complementnone in time of sweeping


These vessels had 300-t electric magnet on bow to initiate German magnetic mines.

These vessels were used as hydrodynamic sweeps.

Project history

Mine destruction vessels, used against magnetic mines. 300t electro-magnet was carried in the bows, but magnetic field was too near the ship and this system was superseded by much lighter and highly efficient LL-sweeps. Two specially built ships were ordered in September 1943 for use against German hydrodynamic pressure mines, they were non-self-propelled and operated under tow without a crew.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Fairfax was collided in 1943, later served as harbour ship and was broken in 1945. Corburn was mined off Le Havre 21.5.1940. Corfield was mined near Humber 8.9.1941. Queenworth was bombed off Outer Dowsing 9.5.1941.