HMT Kastoria

Minesweeper used by the Royal Navy during the Second World War

History
United Kingdom
Builder| Cook, Welton & Gemmill, Beverley[1]
Launched| 28 October 1916[1]
Completed| 15 January 1917[1]
Namesake| Kastoria
Acquired| May 1941[1]
Commissioned| May 1941[1]
Decommissioned| April 1946[1]
In service| April 1946[1]
Fate| Scrapped in Poland, 1959[1]
General characteristics
Type| Naval trawler
Displacement| 307 tons[1]

HM Trawler Kastoria, pennant number 4.148, was a Royal Navy minesweeper during the Second World War. She was originally a commercial trawler but was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1941 as a naval trawler and returned to her original owners in 1946.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Kastoria (4.148)". uboat.net. Retrieved 2020-07-19.