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Histories of the Royal Navy Minesweepers, including Halcyon Class, Bangor Class, Bathhurst Class, Algerine Class and Catherine Class Minesweepers. Some trawlers were also converted to minesweepers click here to see any messages.

WWI Minesweepers

NAME

LAUNCHED

FATE

WORLD WAR ONE

Ascot Class (Paddle)
Ascot 1916 Sunk by UB67, 10th November 1918
Atherstone 1916 Sold 1927.  Became anti aircraft ship Queen of Kent 1939-45

HMS Atherstone.

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Chelmsford 1916 Sold 1927
Chepstow 1916 Sold 1927
Croxton 1916 Sold 1922
Doncaster 1916 Sold 1922
Eglinton 1916 Sold 1922
Epsom 1916 Sold 1922
Eridge 1916 Sold 1922
Gatwick 1916 Sold 1922
Kempton 1916 Mined 24th June 1917 while rescuing survivors from Redcar
Lingfield 1916 Sold May 1923
Ludlow 1916 Mined 29th December 1916
Melton 1916 Sold 1927.  Became anti aircraft ship Queen of Thanet 1939 - 1946.
Newbury 1916 Sold 1922. Scrapped at Inverkeithing.

899 HMS Newbury.

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Plumpton 1916 Mined 19th October 1918 and broken up.
Pontefract 1916 Sold 1922

HMS Pontefract, one of the Ascot Class paddle steamer minesweepers used by the Admiralty and built in 1916. HMS Pontefract was eventually sold in 1922.  

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Cheltenham 1916 Sold 1927
Goodwood 1916 Sold 1922
Haldon 1916 -
Hurst 1916 Sold 1922
Redcar 1916 Mined 24th June 1917
Sandown 1916 Sold 1922
Totnes 1916 Sold 1922

HMS Totnes after being mined, December 1916.

Ascot Class Paddle Minesweeper, Launched 1916, sold 1922.

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Banbury Class (Paddle)
Banbury 1918 Sold 1923
Harpenden 1918 Scrapped 1928
Hexham 1918 Sold 1923
Lanark 1918 Sold 1923
Lewes 1918 Scrapped 1922
Shincliffe 1918 Scrapped 1922
Shirley 1918 Sold 1919
Wetherby 1918 Sold 1924

Hunt Class                   View Class
Belvoir 8th March 1917 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Bicester 8th June 1917 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Blackmorevale 23rd March 1917 Sunk by mines on 1st May 1918.
Cotswold 28th November 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Cottesmore 9th February 1917 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Cattistock 21st February 1917 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Croome 22nd May 1917 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Dartmoor 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Garth 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Hambledon 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Heythrop 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Holderness 1916 Sold for scrapping in August 1924.
Meynell 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Muskerry 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Oakley 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Pytchley 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Quorn 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1922.
Southdown 1916 Sold for scrapping in December 1926.
Tedworth 1916 Became a diving tender in August 1923 and was later used for the radar trials before being sold for scrap in late 1946.
Zetland 1916 Sold for scrapping in 1923.
Aberdare Class             View Class
Aberdare 1917 Sold in 1947.
Abingdon 1917 She was beached at Malta after taking heavy bomb damage from Italian aircraft on 5th April 1942. Scrapped in 1950.
Albury 1917 Sold in 1947.
Alresford 1917 Sold in 1947.
Appledore 1917 Sold in 1920.
Badminton 1917 Sold in 1923.
Bagshot 1917 Became depot ship named Medway II from April 1945- February 1946 until she was sold in 1949. She was mined while in tow on 1st September 1951.
Barnstaple 1917 Sold in 1921.
Banchory 1917 Sold in 1922.
Blackburn 1917 Sold in 1922.
Bootle 1917 Sold in 1923.
Bradford 1917 Sold in 1920.
Burslem 1917 Sold in 1928.
Bury 1917 Sold in 1923.
Caerleon 1917 Sold in 1922.
Camberley 1917 Sold in 1923.
Carstairs 1917 Renamed Dryad in 1924 before being sold in April 1935.
Caterham 1917 Sold in April 1935.
Cheam 1917 Sold in 1922.
Clonmel 1917 Sold in 1922.
Craigie 1917 Sold in 1922.
Cupar 1917 Mined and sunk on 5th May 1919.
Derby 1917 Sold in 1946.
Dorking 1917 Sold in 1928.
Dundalk 1917 Mined 16th and sunk on 17th October 1940.
Dunoon 1917 Mined and sunk on 30th April 1940.
Elgin 1917 Sold in 1945.
Fairfield 1917 Sold in 1920.
Fareham 1917 Became depot ship St Angelo II from 1944-45 before being sold in 1948.
Faversham 1917 Sold in 1927.
Fermoy 1917 Bombed and sunk on 4th May 1941 while at Malta. Raised and scrapped.
Forfar 1917 Sold in 1922.
Fitzroy 1917 Completed as a survey vessel she was converted to minesweeper in 1939 but was mined and sunk on 27th May 1942.
Ford 1917 Sold in 1928.
Forres 1917 Sold in 1935.
Gaddesdon 1917 Sold in 1922.
Gainsborough 1917 Sold in 1928.
Gretna 1917 Sold in 1928.
Harrow 1917 Sold in 1947.
Havant 1917 Sold to Thailand and renamed Chow Phraya in August 1922.
Huntley 1917 Sank after coming under fire from aircraft on 31st January 1941
Instow 1917 Sold in 1920.
Irvine 1917 Sold in 1923.
Kendal 1917 Sold in 1928.
Kinross 1917 Mined and sunk on 16th June 1919.
Leamington 1917 Sold in 1928.
Longford 1917 Sold in 1923.
Lydd 1917 Sold in 1947.
Marlow 1917 Sold in 1928.
Mistley 1917 Unknown
Monaghan 1917 Sold in 1920.
Mallaig 1917 Sold in 1927.
Malvern 1917 Sold in 1928.
Marazion 1917 Sold in 1933.
Munlochy 1917 Sold in 1922.
Nailsea 1917 Sold in 1927.
Newark 1917 Sold in 1928.
Northolt 1917 Sold in 1928.
Pangbourne 1917 Sold in 1947.
Penarth 1917 Mined and sunk on 4th February 1919.
Petersfield 1917 Wrecked on Tung Yung Island on 11th November 1931.
Pontypool 1917 Sold in 1922.
Prestatyn 1917 Sold in 1923.
Repton 1917 Sold in 1920.
Ross 1917 Sold in 1947.
Rugby 1917 Sold in 1927.
Salford 1917 Sold in 1920.
Saltash 1917 Unknown
Saltburn 1917 Sold in 1946.
Selkirk 1917 Unknown
Sherborne 1917 Sold in 1928.
Shrewsbury 1917 Sold in 1927.
Sligo 1917 Sold in 1922.
Stafford 1917 Sold in 1928.
Stoke 1917 Sunk by aircraft on 7th May 1941.
Sutton 1917 Sold in 1947.
Swindon 1917 Sold in 1921.
Tiverton 1917 Sold in 1938.
Tonbridge 1917 Sold in 1928.
Tralee 1917 Sold in 1929.
Tring 1917 Sold in 1927
Truro 1917 Sold in 1928.
Wem 1917 Sold in 1921.
Wexford 1917 Sold in 1921.
Weybourne 1917 Sold in 1928.
Widnes 1917 Took heavy damage from aircraft on 20th May 1941 and beached at Suda Bay in Crete. She was repaired and refloated by the German Navy - renamed UJ2109 but sunk on 17th October 1943.
Yeovil 1917 Sold in 1928.
Dance Class
Cotillon Acquired from War Office in October 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Sold in May 1920.
Coverley Acquired from War Office in October 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Sold in May 1920.
Fandango Acquired from War Office in April 1919 Used to sweep coastal areas of Northern Russia. Mined and sunk on 3rd July 1919.
Gavotte Acquired from War Office in December 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Given back to War Office in 1920.
Hornpipe Acquired from War Office in October 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Sold in May 1920.
Mazurka Acquired from War Office in October 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Sold in May 1920.

HMS Mazurka.

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Minuet Acquired from War Office in October 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Sold in May 1920.
Morris Dance Acquired from War Office in April 1919 Used to sweep coastal areas of Northern Russia. Sold in May 1920.
Pirouette Acquired from War Office in December 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Given back to War Office in 1920.
Quadrille Acquired from War Office in October 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Sold in May 1920.
Sarabande Acquired from War Office in December 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Given back to War Office in 1920.
Step Dance Acquired from War Office in April 1919 Used to sweep coastal areas of Northern Russia. Sold in May 1920.
Sword Dance Acquired from War Office in April 1919 Used to sweep coastal areas of Northern Russia. Mined and sunk on 24th June 1919.
Tarantella Acquired from War Office in December 1917 Used to sweep coast of Flanders. Given back to War Office in 1920.

WORLD WAR TWO
Halcyon Class
HMS Halcyon 20th December 1933 Sold for scrapping at Milford Haven on 19th April 1950.
HMS Skipjack 18th January 1934 Lost on 1st June 1940 while near Dunkirk.
HMS Harrier 17th April 1934 Scrapped at Gateshead in July 1950.
HMS Hussar 27th August 1934 Bombed by friendly fire on 27th August 1944.
HMS Speedwell 21st March 1935 Served as the merchant ship Topaz in 1946 she was wrecked while en-route to the breakers on 11th May 1954 and was subsequently scrapped at Dordrecht.
HMS Niger 29th January 1936 Lost on 5th July 1942 off the coast of Iceland.
HMS Salamander 24th March 1936 Damaged beyond repair by friendly fire on 27th August 1944 she was scrapped on 7th May 1947 at Blyth.
HMS Gleaner 10th June 1937 Scrapped in May 1950.
HMS Hazard 26th February 1937 Scrapped in May 1949 at Grays.
HMS Hebe 28th October 1936 Lost on 22nd November 1943 off Bari.
HMS Sharpshooter 10th December 1936 Renamed Shackleton in 1953. Eventually scrapped in November 1965 at Troon.
HMS Franklin 22nd December 1937 Originally completed as survey ship she was converted back to a survey ship before being scrapped in 1956 at Dunston.
HMS Gossamer 5th October 1937 Bombed on 24th June 1942.
HMS Jason 6th October 1937 Served as the merchant ship Jaslock in 1946 before being scrapped in 1950 at Grays.
HMS Leda 8th June 1937 Sunk by U435 on 20th September 1942.
HMS Seagull 28th October 1937 Became the naval drillship at Leith in 1955 before being scrapped in May 1956 at Plymouth.
HMS Bramble 12th July 1938 Sunk by destroyers on 31st December 1942.
HMS Britomart 23rd August 1938 Bombed by friendly fire on 27th August 1944.
HMS Scott 23rd August 1938 Originally completed as survey ship she was converted back to a survey ship before being scrapped in July 1965 at Troon.
HMS Speedy 23rd November 1938 Became the merchant ship Speedon in 1946. Scrapped in 1957 at Aden.
HMS Sphinx 7th February 1939 Bombed on 3rd February 1940 in the Moray Firth.
Bangor Class                   View Class
HMS Bangor 23rd May 1940 Transferred to the Norwegian Navy as Glomma in 1946.
HMS Blackpool 4th July 1940 Transferred to the Norwegian Navy as Jana in 1946.
HMS Bridlington 29th February 1940 Transferred to the RAF in 1946, eventually scrapped on 6th May 1958 at Plymouth.
HMS Bridport 29th February 1940 Transferred to the RAF and renamed Cawley in 1946. Eventually scrapped on 6th May 1958 at Plymouth.
HMS Brockville 20th June 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Macleod in 1950. Transferred again to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951. Eventually scrapped in 1961.
HMS Digby 5th June 1942 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Perry in 1950. Transferred again to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951.
HMS Esquimalt 8th August 1941 Lost on 16th April 1945.
HMS Granby 9th June 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Colonel White in 1950. Transferred again to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951. Eventually scrapped in 1961.
HMS Lachine 14th June 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Starnes in 1950. She then became a merchant ship called Jacks Bay in 1952.
HMS Melville 7th June 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Cygnus in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1961.
HMS Noranda 13th June 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Irvine in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1961.
HMS Transcona 26th April 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as French in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1961.
HMS Trois Rivieres 30th June 1941 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as MacBrien in 1950. Eventually scrapped in 1959.
HMS Truro 5th June 1942 Transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Herchmer in 1950. Became the merchant ship Gulf Mariner in 1952.
Algerine Class                        View Class
HMS Alarm  (J.140) 5th February 1942 Constructive total loss 2nd January 1943 and scrapped January 1944
HMS Albacore  (J.101) 2nd April 1942 Scrapped at Post Glasgow September 1963
HMS Alert  (J.106) 14th April 1942 Name changed to HMS Acute in 1942 sold 20th November 1964  and scrapped at Spezia
HMS Algerine (J.213) 22nd December 1941  Lost 15th November 1942 sunk by Italian S/M Ascianghi oof Bougie
HMS Bramble 26th January 1945 Scrapped 1961.
HMS Brave  (J.305) 4th February 1943 In 1954 becoming RNVR Satellite and scrapped 25th November 1958 at Dunston
HMS Cadmus (J.230) 27th May 1942 Sold and became RBN Georges Lecointe in 1950 and scrapped 1960
HMS Chamaeleon  (J.387) 6th May 1944 Scrapped April 1960 at Silloth
HMS Cheerful  (J.388) 22nd May 1944 Scrapped 1963 at Queenborough
HMS Circe  (J.214) 27th June 1942 becoming Drill ship (RNVR) on the Tay and scrapped December 1966 at Dalmuir
HMS Cockatrice 27th October 1942 Broken up 1963.
HMS Espiegle 1941-44 Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Fancy 1941 - 44 Sold to Belgium, 9th August 1951.  Renamed A F Duffour.  Hulked 1959.  Renamed Nzadi.  Sunk 1980.
HMS Fantome 1941 - 44 Constructive Loss 20th May 1943
HMS Fierce 11th September 1945 Broken up 1959.
HMS Fly 1st June 1942 Sold to Iran, 30th July 1949. Renamed Palang. Stricken 1972.
HMS Hare 1941 - 44 Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Hound 29th July 1942 Broken up 1962.
HMS Hydra 29th September 1942 Damaged by mine, constructive loss, 10th November 1944.  Broken up 1945.
HMS Jaseur 19th April 1944 Broken up 1956.
HMS Jewel 1941 - 44 Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Laertes 25th March 1944 Broken up 1959.
HMS Larne 2nd September 1943 Sold to Italy, 1947.  Renamed Eritrea.  Became orphanage ship 1951, renamed Alabarda.  Broken up 1981.
HMS Lennox 15th October 1943 Broken up 1961
HMS Liberty 1941 - 44 Became Belgian Adrien de Gerlache 29th November 1949.  Stricken 1969.
HMS Loyalty (ex- Rattler) 1941 - 44 Sunk 22nd August 1944 by U-boat
HMS Maenad 8th June 1944 Broken up 1957.
HMS Magicienne 24th June 1944 Broken up 1956.
HMS Mameluke 19th July 1944 Broken up 1950.
HMS Mandate 9th August 1944 Broken up 1957.
HMS Marvel 30th August 1944 Broken up 1958.
HMS Michael 20th January 1944 Broken up 1956.
HMS Minstrel 5th October 1944 Sold April 1947 to Thailand. Renamed Phosampton.  Became training ship 2001.
HMS Mutine 1941 - 44 Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Myrmidon 21st October 1944