WebWhen submarine attacks on British merchant ships became a serious menace after 1916, the existing Flower-class minesweepers were transferred to convoy escort duty, and fitted with depth charges, as well as 4.7-inch naval guns. Acacia-class sloop: first group to be built, in 1915. 24 vessels built in two batches of 12. Two sunk during the war. Web1 or 2 × 12-pounder guns. Depth charge throwers. The twenty-eight Anchusa-class sloops were built under the Emergency War Programme for the Royal Navy in World War I as the final part of the larger "Flower class", which were also referred to as the "Cabbage class", or "Herbaceous Borders". They were single screw fleet sweeping vessels (sloops ...
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Web18th century (1700-1751) post ship classes. Peregrine Galley — 1 ship, with 16 x 6pdrs, + 4 smaller. 1700. Nightingale Group — 3 ships, with 20 x 6pdrs, + 4 smaller. 1702–1704. Nightingale (1702) - taken by the French 1707, retaken and renamed Fox 1708, broken up 1724. Squirrel (1703) - taken by the French 1703. WebTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Buttercup, named for the buttercup flower: . HMS Buttercup (1915) was an Arabis-class sloop that Barclay Curle and Company, Whiteinch, built and launched on 24 October 1915.On 25 December 1917 she rammed and helped sink SM U-87.The Royal Navy sold Buttercup on 5 February … lit christmas houses
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WebWhen submarine attacks on British merchant ships became a serious menace after 1916, the existing Flower-class minesweepers were transferred to convoy escort duty, and fitted with depth charges, as well as 4.7-inch naval guns. Acacia -class sloop: first group to be built, in 1915. 24 vessels built in two batches of 12. Two sunk during the war. WebThe ships selected were of varying origin and age and thus do not form a class as such. Flower-class sloop (112 ships in 4 sub-classes, launched 1914–1918) convoy sloops intended originally for minesweeping; Hunt class, Belvoir group (20 ships, launched 1916–17) Ailsa twin-screw coastal minesweeping sloops; WebHMS Lavender (1915) was an Acacia-class sloop launched in 1915 and sunk in 1917; HMS Lavender (K60) was a Flower-class corvette, launched in 1940 and sold in 1946 This page was last edited on 15 April 2024, at 03:41 (UTC). Text … imperial oil limited news