HMCS PV-I-VII
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HMCS PV I-VII were Royal Canadian Navy minesweeping trawlers built before World War I in the United States.
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[edit] Origin of P.V. Class Minesweepers
The P.V. Class of Minesweepers were built as Menhaden trawlers. These ships were purchased in the United States and built in Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts. A total of 7 were acquired and numbered I thru VII. Prior to service in the RCN, these trawlers were used in Atlantic Menhaden fishery.
[edit] Royal Canadian Navy Service
HMCS P.V. I - VII were purchased and armed by the RCN to form a flotilla of already built ships capable of being minesweepers. They were based out of Sydney, Nova Scotia, and saw service as Minesweeper Patrol Boats from March, 1917 - April, 1919. In 1919 the class was decommissioned, disarmed, sold, and returned to their former occupation as Menhaden Trawlers.
[edit] Specifications
- Launched: 1903-1912
- Commissioned: 1917-1919
- Paid Off: 1919
- Displacement: 247 - 390 tons (Varied between each ship)
- Length: 126 - 155 feet 6 inches (Varied between each ship)
- Width: 22.3 - 24.1 feet (Varied between each ship)
- Draught: 9.2 - 13 feet (Varied between each ship)
- Top Speed: 8 - 11 knots (Varied between each ship)
- Crew: ?
- Armament: 1 X 12 Pounder (Naval gun capable of firing a 12 pound shot) Single mount on Forecastle
- Low Speed: 0.5 knots
[edit] Original Names Prior to Commissioning
- P.V. I William B. Murray
- P.V. II Amagansett
- P.V. III Herbert N. Edwards
- P.V. IV Martin J. Marran
- P.V. V Rollin E. Mason
- P.V. VI Leander Wilcox
- P.V. VII Rowland H. Wilcox
[edit] References
- PV Type minesweeping trawlers
- Macpherson, Keneth R. and Burgess, John. (1982)(Second Printing)The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981. Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216856-1
