PV class minesweeper

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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 through 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

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