The Shakespearian-class trawler was a series of

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s of the

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. Ships in the class had a displacement of , a top speed of and a

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of 40 men. The trawlers were armed with a QF 12-pounder [] gun, three Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and thirty depth charges. The class was nearly identical to the s, of which they are usually considered a subclass. ''Coriolanus'', ''Horatio'' and ''Laertes'' were lost during the war. ''Othello'', was transferred to Italy in 1946 and ''Rosalind'' to Kenya, also in 1946. By the end of that year, only ''Hamlet'' and ''Macbeth'' remained in service with the Royal Navy; both were sold in 1947.

Ships in class

* Built by Cochrane & Sons, Selby, UK ** – Launched 1940, sold 1946 ** – Launched 1940, war loss 1945 ** – Launched 1940, sold 1946 * Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK ** – Launched 24 July 1940, sold 1947 ** – Launched 1940, war loss 1943 ** – Launched 1940, sold 1946 ** – Launched 1940, war loss 1942 * Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Goole, UK ** – Launched 3 October 1940, sold 1947 ** – Launched 1940, sold 1946 * Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK ** – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as ''DR 310'' * Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK ** – Launched 1941, sold 1946 ** – Launched 3 May 1941, transferred to Kenya 1946, joined Royal East African Navy 1952, redeployed to Madagascar 1964

References

* Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946'', p. 66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980. * Francis E. McMurtrie and Raymond V.B. Blackman (eds.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50'', pp. 102, 217. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1949. * Anthony Preston (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II'', p. 77. New York: Military Press, 1989. This is mainly a reprint of ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1946–47'' with some materials from earlier editions.

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