| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMT Elk |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley |
| Yard number | 329 |
| Launched | 21 August 1902 |
| Commissioned | 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 1918 |
| Recommissioned | 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine, 27 November 1940 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Naval trawler |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 33.1 m (109 ft) |
| Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, 62 hp (46 kW), single screw |
| Sail plan | Ketch-rigged |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 1 × 6-pounder gun |
HMT Elk was a 181-ton former fishing trawler built in 1902.[2] She served in the Royal Navy in World War II, until sunk without loss of life having hit a mine off Plymouth in November 1940.
- ^ "HMT Elk". Shipwrecks and History In Plymouth Sound. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Suzanne Hall; McDonald, Kendall (1996). Dive South Devon (Diver Guides). Underwater World Publications. pp. 192–193. ISBN 0-946020-24-8.