Agate 1940
| Agate (ex-Mavis Rose) (1934, 627, 1 - 102/40, 1935 - 6.8.1941), Amber (ex-Cape Barfleur) (1933, 700, 1 - 102/40, 1.1939 - 1945), Amethyst (ex-Phyllis Rosalie) (1934, 627, 1 - 102/40, 1935 - 24.12.1940), Beryl (ex-Lady Adelaide) (1933, 615, 1 - 102/40, 1.1939 - 1945), Coral (ex-Cape Duner) (1935, 705, 1 - 102/40, 1.1939 - 13.4.1942), Cornelian (ex-Cape Warwick) (1933, 568, 1 - 102/40, 11.1935 - 1945), Jade (ex-Lady Lilian) (1933, 613, 1 - 102/40, 11.1935 - 21.4.1942), Jasper (ex-Balthasar) (1931, 581, 1 - 102/40, 11.1935 - 1.12.1942), Moonstone (ex-Lady Madeleine) (1934, 615, 1 - 102/40, 1.1939 - 1946), Pearl (ex-Dervish) (1933, 649, 1 - 102/40, 10.1935 - 4.1946), Ruby (ex-Cape Bathurst) (1933, 568, 1 - 102/40, 10.1935 - 4.1946), Sapphire (ex-Mildenhall) (1934, 608, 1 - 102/40, 1935 - 4.1946), Topaze (ex-Melbourne) (1934, 608, 1 - 102/40, 11.1935 - 20.4.1941), Tourmaline (ex-Berkshire) (1935, 641, 1 - 102/40, 11.1935 - 5.2.1941), Turquoise (ex-Warwickshire) (1935, 641, 1 - 102/40, 11.1935 - 1946) |
Project history: Trawlers were purchased by Admiralty, used mostly for ASW role. Data was as follows: dimensions (42.7 - 45.9) x (7.47 - 7.77) x (3.51 - 3.66) m, machinery 1 VTE, 1 cylindrical boiler, 600hp, 11 - 12kts, complement 18. All had additionally 3 MGs, 2 DCT and 2 DCR.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Amethyst was mined, Jasper was sunk by German MTB S81, Tourmaline, Coral and Jade were bombed by German aircraft.
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