Net-class boom defence vessel
 HMS Falconet
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Net class |
| Builders |
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| Operators | |
| Built | 1938–1939 |
| In commission | 1939–1958 |
| Completed | 11 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Boom defence vessel |
| Displacement | 530 long tons (539 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
The Net class were a class of boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy during World War II.
Ships
[edit]Of the eleven ships of the class ten were built in shipyards in northern England and Scotland, while the eleventh was built in Sydney, Australia.[2][3] One ship, HMS Bayonet, was lost when it struck a mine in the Firth of Forth on 21 December 1939, initially attributed to being laid by the U-21 on 4 November.[4]The second court-martial of HMS Bayonet's skipper found that the mine was part of a British defensive field laid by HMS Plover the day before[5]
Royal Navy
[edit]- HMS Bayonet (Z05)
- HMS Bownet (Z90)
- HMS Burgonet (Z33)
- HMS Dragonet (Z82)
- HMS Falconet (Z19)
- HMS Magnet (Z27)
- HMS Martinet (Z41)
- HMS Planet (Z50)
- HMS Plantagenet (Z63)
- HMS Signet (Z10)
- HMS Sonnet (Z47)
Royal Australian Navy
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Boom and harbour defence vessels" (PDF). godfreydykes.info. 2012. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "Net class Boom defence vessels (UK)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "Net class Boom defence vessels (AUS)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "HMS Bayonet (Z 05)". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "HMS Bayonet". Scottish Shipwrecks. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
External links
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