Difference between revisions of "HMS Clacton"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
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| shipname = HMS Clacton | | shipname = HMS Clacton | ||
| shipowner = Admiralty | | shipowner = Admiralty | ||
− | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull |
− | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 488 |
− | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = |
− | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 1905 |
| shipinservice = 7 Oct 1914 | | shipinservice = 7 Oct 1914 | ||
| shipoutofservice = 3 Aug 1916 | | shipoutofservice = 3 Aug 1916 | ||
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| shiptype = Auxiliary minesweeper | | shiptype = Auxiliary minesweeper | ||
| shiptonnage = 820 tons | | shiptonnage = 820 tons | ||
− | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 74.7m |
− | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 9.5m |
| shipdepth = | | shipdepth = | ||
− | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = 2 screw |
− | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 13.5 knots |
− | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | + | A passenger ship converted to Auxiliary minesweeper, the Clacton participated in the Gallioli Campaign of 1915, and afterwards remained active in the Aegean Sea until it was sunk on 3 Aug 1916 by U Boat U73 at Chai Aghizi in the northern Aegean Sea with the loss of 5 personnel. Was used to evacuate walking and lightly wounded from Gallipoli, possibly to the hospitals at Mudross on Lemnos Island. | |
===Armament=== | ===Armament=== |
Revision as of 15:23, 30 June 2020
Contents
Remarks
A passenger ship converted to Auxiliary minesweeper, the Clacton participated in the Gallioli Campaign of 1915, and afterwards remained active in the Aegean Sea until it was sunk on 3 Aug 1916 by U Boat U73 at Chai Aghizi in the northern Aegean Sea with the loss of 5 personnel. Was used to evacuate walking and lightly wounded from Gallipoli, possibly to the hospitals at Mudross on Lemnos Island.
Armament
2 x 12 pounders
Battle Honours
- Gallipoli
Soldiers carried
Gallipoli to Mudross 30 May 1915
- Bernard O'Reilly Post WW1