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.[2][3] One ship, HMS Bayonet, was lost when it struck a mine in the Firth of Forth on 21 December 1939, probably laid by the U-21 on 4 November.[4]
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class, boom, defence, vessel, class, were, class, boom, defence, vessels, royal, navy, royal, australian, navy, during, world, falconetclass, overviewnamenet, classbuildersblyth, shipbuilding, drydock, blyth, northumberland, smiths, dock, south, bank, north, y. The Net class were a class of boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy during World War II HMS FalconetClass overviewNameNet classBuildersBlyth Shipbuilding amp Drydock Co Ltd Blyth Northumberland 6 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank North Yorkshire 2 Lobnitz amp Co Ltd Renfrew 2 Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co Sydney 1 Operators Royal Navy Royal Australian NavyBuilt1938 1939In commission1939 1958Completed11Lost1General characteristics 1 TypeBoom defence vesselDisplacement530 long tons 539 t Length159 ft 9 in 48 69 m o a 135 ft 41 m p pBeam30 ft 6 in 9 30 m Draught9 ft 2 7 m PropulsionReciprocating vertical triple expansion engine 850 ihp 634 kW 1 shaftSpeed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Complement32Armament1 3 in 76 mm gun Contents 1 Ships 1 1 Royal Navy 1 2 Royal Australian Navy 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksShips EditOf the eleven ships of the class ten were built in shipyards in northern England and Scotland while the eleventh was built in Sydney Australia 2 3 One ship HMS Bayonet was lost when it struck a mine in the Firth of Forth on 21 December 1939 probably laid by the U 21 on 4 November 4 Royal Navy Edit HMS Bayonet Z05 HMS Bownet Z90 HMS Burgonet Z33 HMS Dragonet Z82 HMS Falconet Z19 HMS Magnet Z27 HMS Martinet Z41 HMS Planet Z50 HMS Plantagenet Z63 HMS Signet Z10 HMS Sonnet Z47 Royal Australian Navy Edit HMAS KookaburraSee also EditBar class boom defence vesselReferences Edit Boom and harbour defence vessels PDF godfreydykes info 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2012 Helgason Gudmundur 2012 Net class Boom defence vessels UK uboat net Retrieved 18 August 2012 Helgason Gudmundur 2012 Net class Boom defence vessels AUS uboat net Retrieved 18 August 2012 Helgason Gudmundur 2012 HMS Bayonet Z 05 uboat net Retrieved 18 August 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Net class boom defence vessel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Net class boom defence vessel amp oldid 1105088546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
