Net-class boom defence vessel explained
The
Net class were a class of
boom defence vessels of the
Royal Navy and
Royal Australian Navy during
World War II.
Ships
Of the eleven ships of the class ten were built in shipyards in northern England and Scotland, while the eleventh was built in Sydney, Australia.[1] [2] One ship, HMS Bayonet, was lost when it struck a mine in the Firth of Forth on 21 December 1939, probably laid by the on 4 November.[3]
Royal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Net class Boom defence vessels (UK) . Guðmundur . Helgason . uboat.net . 2012 . 18 August 2012.
- Web site: Net class Boom defence vessels (AUS) . Guðmundur . Helgason . uboat.net . 2012 . 18 August 2012.
- Web site: HMS Bayonet (Z 05) . Guðmundur . Helgason . uboat.net . 2012 . 18 August 2012.
