HMS Tralee

Minesweeper of the Royal Navy

History
United Kingdom
Builder| William Simons & Company, Renfrew
Launched| 17 December 1918
Fate| Sold 2 July 1929 to Hill, Dover
General characteristics
Class & type| Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement| 800 long tons (813 t)
Length| 213 ft (64.9 m) o/a
Beam| 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught| 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power|

* 2 × Yarrow boilers
* 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW)

Propulsion| 2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed| 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range| 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement| 74
Armament|

* 1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) gun
* 1 × 12 pdr (76 mm (3 in)) anti-aircraft gun

HMS Tralee was a Hunt-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Completed in 1918, the ship was sold for scrap in 1929.

## Design and description

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The Aberdare sub-class were enlarged versions of the original Hunt-class ships with a more powerful armament. The ships displaced 750 long tons (760 t) at normal load[1] and 930 long tons (940 t) at full load.[2] They measured 231 feet (70.4 m) long overall with a beam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 7 feet 6 inches (2.3 m). The ships' complement consisted of 74 officers and ratings.[1]

The ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft using steam provided by two Yarrow boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,200 indicated horsepower (1,600 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). They carried a maximum of 185 long tons (188 t) of coal[1] which gave them a range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[3]

The Aberdare sub-class was armed with a quick-firing (QF) four-inch (102 mm) gun forward of the bridge and a QF twelve-pounder (3-inch (76.2 mm)) anti-aircraft gun aft.[1] Some ships were fitted with QF six-pounder (2.2-inch (57 mm)) Hotchkiss guns or QF three-pounder (1.5-inch (37 mm)) Hotchkiss guns in lieu of the twelve-pounder.[3]

## Construction and career

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Tralee, the first ship of her name in the Royal Navy, was built by William Simons & Company at their shipyard in Renfrew, Scotland. The ship was launched on 17 December 1918. She was sold on 2 July 1929 to Hill in Dover to be broken up.[4]

## See also

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* Tralee, County Kerry

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c d Preston, p. 98
2. ^ Lenton, p. 250
3. ^ a b Cocker, p. 76
4. ^ Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 443

## Bibliography

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* Cocker, M. P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-328-4.
* Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben & Bush, Steve (2020). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (5th revised and updated ed.). Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-9327-0.
* Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
* Preston, Antony (1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Naval Institute Press. pp. 1–104\. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

Hunt-class minesweeper (1916)

Belvoir group|

* Belvoir
* Bicester
* Blackmorevale
* Cattistock
* Cotswold
* Cottesmore
* Croome
* Dartmoor
* Garth
* Hambledon
* Heythrop
* Holderness
* Meynell
* Muskerry
* Oakley
* Pytchley
* Quorn
* Southdown
* Tedworth
* Zetland

Aberdare group|

* Aberdare
* Abingdon
* Albury
* Alresford
* Appledore
* Badminton
* Bagshot
* Banchory
* Barnstaple
* Battle
* Blackburn
* Bloxham
* Bootle
* Bradfield
* Burslem
* Bury
* Caerleon
* Camberley
* Carstairs
* Caterham
* Cheam
* Clonmel
* Craigie
* Cupar
* Derby
* Dorking
* Dundalk
* Dunoon
* Elgin
* Fairfield
* Fareham
* Fermoy
* Faversham
* Ford
* Forfar
* Forres
* Gaddesden
* Gainsborough
* Goole
* Gretna
* Harrow
* Havant
* Huntley
* Instow
* Irvine
* Kendal
* Kinross
* Leamington
* Longford
* Lydd
* Mallaig
* Malvern
* Marazion
* Marlow
* Mistley
* Monaghan
* Munlochy
* Nailsea
* Newark
* Northolt
* Pangbourne
* Penarth
* Petersfield
* Pontypool
* Prestatyn
* Repton
* Ross
* Rugby
* Salford
* Saltash
* Saltburn
* Selkirk
* Sherborne
* Shrewsbury
* Sligo
* Stafford
* Stoke
* Sutton
* Swindon
* Tiverton
* Tonbridge
* Tralee
* Tring
* Truro
* Wem
* Wexford
* Weybourne
* Widnes
* Yeovil

Survey ships|

* Beaufort
* Collinson
* Crozier
* Fitzroy
* Flinders
* Kellet

List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy