Corbrae as minesweeper depot ship 1942
| 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 |
These vessels had 300-t electric magnet on bow to initiate German magnetic mines.
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cybele | 1383 | Denny, Dumbarton // Scotts, Greenock | 9/1943 | 16.11.1943 | 5/1944 | sold 1946 | |
| Cyrus | 1709 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend // Scotts, Greenock | 9/1943 | 1/1944 | 5.1944 | wrecked 12.1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
3980 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
106.7 |
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Breadth, m |
18.3 |
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Draught, m |
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No of shafts |
none |
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Machinery |
none |
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Power, h. p. |
none |
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Max speed, kts |
none |
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Fuel, t |
none |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | --- |
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Armament |
none |
| Sensors | none |
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Complement |
none in time of sweeping |
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.
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