| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Subclasses | Fundy class |
| Built |
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| Completed |
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| Lost | 1 (RN) |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Naval trawler |
| Displacement | 521 long tons (529 t) |
| Length | 160 ft 6 in (48.92 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) (mean) |
| Propulsion | 1 triple expansion reciprocating engine, 1 shaft, 850 ihp (634 kW) |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 33 (RIN 48) |
| Armament |
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The Basset class of Admiralty trawlers was a class of trawlers built for the British Royal Navy prior to the outbreak of Second World War. The vessels were intended for use as mine-sweepers and for anti-submarine warfare, and the design was based on commercial types, adapted for naval use. The purpose of the order was to make use of specialist mercantile shipyards to provide vessels for war use by adapting commercial designs to Admiralty specifications.
Orders were placed at shipyards in Britain, Canada and India for the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Indian Navy.