WAKAKURA armed trawlers (1917-1918/1925-1939)
Wakakura 1925
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| James Cosgrove | Ailsa, Troon, UK | 5.3.1918 | 4.1918 // 10.1939 | deleted 4.1944 | |||
| Wakakura (ex-TR1) | Port Arthur, Canada | 9.1917 | 10.1917 // 1925 | deleted 1947 |
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Displacement normal, t |
360 |
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Displacement full, t |
547 |
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Length, m |
40.8 |
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Breadth, m |
7.16 |
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Draught, m |
2.80 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VTE, 1 boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
480 |
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Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 164 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II, mechanical minesweeping gear |
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Complement |
Project history: Purpose-built standard Admiralty design. Intended for patrol, ASW and minesweeping roles. The non-standard ships included in this class varied between 236 and 276BRT, dimensions(pp) varied between 35.8 and 38.3m length and 6.71 and 7.17m beam. The first standard vessel, Nathaniel Cole, was delivered in May 1917. 16 trawlers were cancelled in 1917 to enable Smith's Dock to concentrate on gunboat production.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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