HMS Sir Lancelot (T228) took part in Operation Neptune, the D-Day landings in June 1944, attached to the 14th Minesweeping flotilla in Force U. She was primarily responsible for marking swept passages to Utah Beach.[1]
After the war and conversion to a civilian trawler Sir Lancelot came into service as a research vessel in December 1946. In 1962, she was sold to Mrs Karin Meta Alexa Husseini, Hamburg and renamed 'Hair-Ed-Din Barbarossa'.
The ship was constructed by J. Lewis & Sons Ltd of Aberdeen, Scotland. The order was placed by the Admirably on 20 January 1941 and was allocated the yard number 160 by Lewis'. The keel was laid down on 17 July 1941 with the ship launched on 4 December 1941 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 26 March 1942.[citation needed]
In June 1944 HMS Sir Lancelot (T228) was converted to a danlayer ahead of the D-Day landings. She was attached to the 14th Minesweeping flotilla in Force U and was one of the first Allied vessels to approach the French coast. In respect of each of the five beach Assault Forces (designated U, O, G, J and S), two channels would be cleared through the mine barrier for the first wave of amphibious infantry. HMS Sir Lancelot was responsible for marking swept Channel 2 ahead of force 'U' on Utah Beach.[1]
In 1950, RV Sir Lancelot was used together with 'frogmen' to take photographs and Ciné film of trawl gears in action off Cornwall. In 1951, she was re-deployed off Malta as there was a need for good underwater visibility. The film obtained showed the meshes of the net to be wide open whilst it was being towed and so helped in the acceptance of mesh regulation by fishermen everywhere.[3]
Datasets collected aboard the RV Sir Lancelot were instrumental in the ground-breaking book On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations written by Ray Beverton and Sidney Holt in 1957.[4]
^Cefas (2014). Trawling Through Time: Cefas Science and Data 1902-2014. Lowestoft: Cefas. p. 5.
^MAFF (1992). The Directorate of Fisheries Research: Its Origins and Development. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Lowestoft. 332pp.
^Beverton, R. J. H. & Holt, S. J. (1957). On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations. Fishery Investigations Series II. London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. p. 533.
May 09, 2024
lancelot, lt263, fisheries, research, vessel, that, operated, directorate, fisheries, known, centre, environment, fisheries, aquaculture, science, cefas, official, photo, taken, 1950shistory, united, kingdom, name, operatorroyal, navy, ministry, agriculture, f. RV Sir Lancelot LT263 was a fisheries research vessel that was operated by the Directorate of Fisheries now known as the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Cefas RV Sir Lancelot Official photo taken in the 1950sHistory United Kingdom NameRV Sir Lancelot OperatorRoyal Navy Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food United Kingdom BuilderJ Lewis amp Sons Ltd Aberdeen Yard number160 Laid down17 July 1941 Launched4 December 1941 Commissioned26 March 1942 HomeportLowestoft FateSold 1962 General characteristics Class and typeRound Table class trawler TypeMinesweeper Danlayer Research vessel Displacement440 long tons 447 t Length125 ft 38 1 m Beam23 ft 6 in 7 2 m Draught13 ft 9 in 4 2 m Complement35 naval personnel Armament1 12 pdr anti aircraft gun 1 20 mm anti aircraft gun 2 machine guns It was based at the port of Lowestoft and was originally ordered by the Admiralty as one of eight Round Table class trawlers during World War IIHMS Sir Lancelot T228 took part in Operation Neptune the D Day landings in June 1944 attached to the 14th Minesweeping flotilla in Force U She was primarily responsible for marking swept passages to Utah Beach 1 After the war and conversion to a civilian trawler Sir Lancelot came into service as a research vessel in December 1946 In 1962 she was sold to Mrs Karin Meta Alexa Husseini Hamburg and renamed Hair Ed Din Barbarossa Contents 1 Construction and wartime history 2 Service as a fisheries research vessel 3 See also 4 ReferencesConstruction and wartime history editThe ship was constructed by J Lewis amp Sons Ltd of Aberdeen Scotland The order was placed by the Admirably on 20 January 1941 and was allocated the yard number 160 by Lewis The keel was laid down on 17 July 1941 with the ship launched on 4 December 1941 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 26 March 1942 citation needed In June 1944 HMS Sir Lancelot T228 was converted to a danlayer ahead of the D Day landings She was attached to the 14th Minesweeping flotilla in Force U and was one of the first Allied vessels to approach the French coast In respect of each of the five beach Assault Forces designated U O G J and S two channels would be cleared through the mine barrier for the first wave of amphibious infantry HMS Sir Lancelot was responsible for marking swept Channel 2 ahead of force U on Utah Beach 1 On 5 February 1945 HMS Sir Lancelot T228 picked up survivors from the American merchant ship SS Henry B Plant that was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U 245 about 17 nmi 31 km 20 mi east of Ramsgate in position 51 19 N 01 42 E 51 317 N 1 700 E 51 317 1 700 Service as a fisheries research vessel editRV Sir Lancelot was the primary fisheries survey vessel used by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food United Kingdom throughout the period 1947 to 1960 She was used extensively to assess the status of fish stocks in the North Sea Irish Sea and English Channel as part of the UK contribution to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES 2 In 1950 RV Sir Lancelot was used together with frogmen to take photographs and Cine film of trawl gears in action off Cornwall In 1951 she was re deployed off Malta as there was a need for good underwater visibility The film obtained showed the meshes of the net to be wide open whilst it was being towed and so helped in the acceptance of mesh regulation by fishermen everywhere 3 Datasets collected aboard the RV Sir Lancelot were instrumental in the ground breaking book On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations written by Ray Beverton and Sidney Holt in 1957 4 See also editTrawlers of the Royal NavyReferences edit a b Operation Neptune the Minesweeping Operation 5 6 June 1944 by David Verghese http www mcdoa org uk operation neptune minesweeping htm Accessed 18 May 2018 Cefas 2014 Trawling Through Time Cefas Science and Data 1902 2014 Lowestoft Cefas p 5 MAFF 1992 The Directorate of Fisheries Research Its Origins and Development Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Lowestoft 332pp Beverton R J H amp Holt S J 1957 On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations Fishery Investigations Series II London Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food p 533 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RV Sir Lancelot amp oldid 1169619199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
