 James Cosgrove as a minesweeper during World War II
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | James Cosgrove |
| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Ayr, Ayrshire. |
| Launched | 1918 |
| Fate | Sold to Sanford LTD in 1920 |
 New Zealand | |
| Name | James Cosgrove |
| Owner | 1920–1939 Sanford Ltd 1939-1951 Royal New Zealand Navy |
| In service | 1920 |
| Out of service | 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant numbers AK1295, 6, T10 |
| Fate | Broken up at the Viaduct Basin, Auckland. Hulk sunk at sea 1952. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Castle-class trawler |
| Length | 125.6 ft (38.3 m) |
| Beam | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Draft | 12.85 ft (3.92 m) |
| Crew | 10 |
SS James Cosgrove was a Castle-class trawler built for the United Kingdom for use as a minesweeper. She was purchased by Sanford Ltd in 1920 for use in New Zealand as a fishing trawler, being used as a minesweeper again during World War II. She was scrapped at the Western Viaduct in the 1950s, with her hulk being sunk in 1952.