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− | Twenty-four '''24 class sweeping sloops''' were planned for the [[Royal Navy]] near the very end of the war and in the years immediately following. Two were cancelled on 3 | + | Twenty-four '''24 class sweeping sloops''' were planned for the [[Royal Navy]] near the very end of the war and in the years immediately following. Two were cancelled on 3 December, 1918 before completion. They were all named for racing horses and thus were sometimes called the '''Racehorse class'''. |
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+ | {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center; | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 22 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-ArdPatrick}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 Jun, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 12 Aug, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-BendOr}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |24 Sep, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 12 Aug, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Cicero}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |26 Jul, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1 Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Donovan}} | ||
+ | |[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |27 Apr, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-FlyingFox}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |28 Mar, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Transferred 24 Mar, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-1Harvester}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |2 Nov, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Aug, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Iroquois}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |24 Aug, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Handed over 28 Jun, 1937 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Isinglass}} | ||
+ | |[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |5 Mar, 1919 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 12 Aug, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Ladas}} | ||
+ | |[[Osbourne Graham & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |21 Sep, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 6 Nov, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-MerryHampton}} | ||
+ | |[[Blyth Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |19 Dec, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Scuttled Feb, 1943 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Minoru}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 Jun, 1919 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 25 Feb, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Orby}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |22 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Ormonde}} | ||
+ | |[[Blyth Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |8 Jun, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 6 Aug, 1937 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Persimmon}} | ||
+ | |[[Osbourne Graham & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |4 Mar, 1919 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 13 Oct, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Rocksand}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |10 Jul, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Sanfoin}} | ||
+ | |[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |10 Jun, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Sefton}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 Jul, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Aug, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Silvio}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |12 Apr, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Transferred Dec, 1924 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-SirBevis}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |11 May, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Transferred Sep, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-SirHugo}} | ||
+ | |[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |20 Sep, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 25 Jun, 1930 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-SirVisto}} | ||
+ | |[[Osbourne Graham & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |4 Dec, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Aug, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Spearmint}} | ||
+ | |[[Swan Hunter]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |23 Sep, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Nov, 1922 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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==Design & Construction== | ==Design & Construction== | ||
+ | They featured a single funnel and mast and were designed to appear double-ended. Four of the vessels had the mast abaft the funnel, the others had the mast positioned ahead of the funnel. | ||
+ | |||
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
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name=Bend Or | name=Bend Or | ||
launch=24 9 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=24 9 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=12 8 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=12 8 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Donovan | name=Donovan | ||
launch=27 4 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=27 4 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Greenock | + | builder=[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=15 11 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=15 11 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Harvester | name=Harvester | ||
launch=2 11 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=2 11 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=8 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=8 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Iroquois | name=Iroquois | ||
launch=24 8 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=24 8 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=28 6 1937{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=28 6 1937{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Handed over | fate=Handed over | ||
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name=Isinglass | name=Isinglass | ||
launch=5 3 19{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=5 3 19{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Greenock | + | builder=[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=12 8 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=12 8 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Ladas | name=Ladas | ||
launch=21 9 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=21 9 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Osbourne Graham]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Osbourne Graham & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=6 11 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=6 11 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Persimmon | name=Persimmon | ||
launch=4 3 19{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=4 3 19{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Osbourne Graham]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Osbourne Graham & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=13 10 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=13 10 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Sanfoin | name=Sanfoin | ||
launch=10 6 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=10 6 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Greenock | + | builder=[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=15 11 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=15 11 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Sefton | name=Sefton | ||
launch=6 7 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=6 7 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=8 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=8 22{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Silvio | name=Silvio | ||
launch=12 4 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=12 4 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=12 24{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=12 24{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Transferred | fate=Transferred | ||
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name=Sir Bevis | name=Sir Bevis | ||
launch=11 5 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=11 5 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=9 23{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=9 23{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Transferred | fate=Transferred | ||
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name=Sir Hugo | name=Sir Hugo | ||
launch=20 9 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=20 9 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Greenock | + | builder=[[Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=25 6 30{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=25 6 30{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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name=Sir Visto | name=Sir Visto | ||
launch=4 12 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | launch=4 12 18{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
− | builder=[[Osbourne Graham]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} | + | builder=[[Osbourne Graham & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 97}} |
fatedate=8 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | fatedate=8 20{{DittColl|p. 97}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold |
Latest revision as of 14:27, 25 April 2018
Twenty-four 24 class sweeping sloops were planned for the Royal Navy near the very end of the war and in the years immediately following. Two were cancelled on 3 December, 1918 before completion. They were all named for racing horses and thus were sometimes called the Racehorse class.
Overview of 22 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Ard Patrick | Swan Hunter | 6 Jun, 1918 | Sold 12 Aug, 1920 | ||
Bend Or | Barclay Curle & Company | 24 Sep, 1918 | Sold 12 Aug, 1920 | ||
Cicero | Swan Hunter | 26 Jul, 1918 | Sold 1 Dec, 1921 | ||
Donovan | Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company | 27 Apr, 1918 | Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
Flying Fox | Swan Hunter | 28 Mar, 1918 | Transferred 24 Mar, 1920 | ||
Harvester | Barclay Curle & Company | 2 Nov, 1918 | Sold Aug, 1922 | ||
Iroquois | Barclay Curle & Company | 24 Aug, 1918 | Handed over 28 Jun, 1937 | ||
Isinglass | Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company | 5 Mar, 1919 | Sold 12 Aug, 1920 | ||
Ladas | Osbourne Graham & Company | 21 Sep, 1918 | Sold 6 Nov, 1920 | ||
Merry Hampton | Blyth Shipbuilding | 19 Dec, 1918 | Scuttled Feb, 1943 | ||
Minoru | Swan Hunter | 6 Jun, 1919 | Sold 25 Feb, 1920 | ||
Orby | Swan Hunter | 22 Oct, 1918 | Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
Ormonde | Blyth Shipbuilding | 8 Jun, 1918 | Sold 6 Aug, 1937 | ||
Persimmon | Osbourne Graham & Company | 4 Mar, 1919 | Sold 13 Oct, 1922 | ||
Rocksand | Swan Hunter | 10 Jul, 1918 | Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
Sanfoin | Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company | 10 Jun, 1918 | Sold 15 Nov, 1922 | ||
Sefton | Barclay Curle & Company | 6 Jul, 1918 | Sold Aug, 1922 | ||
Silvio | Barclay Curle & Company | 12 Apr, 1918 | Transferred Dec, 1924 | ||
Sir Bevis | Barclay Curle & Company | 11 May, 1918 | Transferred Sep, 1923 | ||
Sir Hugo | Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company | 20 Sep, 1918 | Sold 25 Jun, 1930 | ||
Sir Visto | Osbourne Graham & Company | 4 Dec, 1918 | Sold Aug, 1920 | ||
Spearmint | Swan Hunter | 23 Sep, 1918 | Sold 29 Nov, 1922 |
Design & Construction
They featured a single funnel and mast and were designed to appear double-ended. Four of the vessels had the mast abaft the funnel, the others had the mast positioned ahead of the funnel.
Performance
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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Ard Patrick | Bend Or | Cicero | Donovan | Flying Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvester | Iroquois | Isinglass | Ladas | Merry Hampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minoru | Orby | Ormonde | Persimmon | Rocksand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanfoin | Sefton | Silvio | Sir Bevis | Sir Hugo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Visto | Spearmint |