Venturer-class minesweeper
Class overview | |
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Operators: | Royal Navy |
In commission: | 1978–1983 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Minesweeper |
Displacement: | 392 long tons (398 t) full load |
Length: | 120 ft 7 in (36.75 m) o/a |
Beam: | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
The Venturer class minesweepers were naval trawlers converted from fishing trawlers to minesweeper service for the Royal Navy in 1978.
There were 2 members of the class:
- HMS Venturer - originally Suffolk Harvester
- HMS Saint David - originally Suffolk Monarch
They reverted to their former names and owner in November 1983 and were converted into oil rig safety/standby vessels.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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