HMT Gulland information

HMT Gulland

HMT Gulland in November 1943
History
United Kingdom
Builder	Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Laid down	30 April 1943
Launched	5 August 1943
Commissioned	30 October 1943
Fate	Sold for mercantile use 1946; wrecked 13 April 1951
General characteristics
Class and type	Isles-class trawler
Displacement	545 long tons (554 t)
Length	164 ft (50 m)
Beam	27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Draught	11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) (deep load)
Installed power	1 cylindrical boiler 850 ihp (630 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft; 1 triple-expansion steam engine
Speed	12.25 knots (22.69 km/h; 14.10 mph)
Complement	35–40
Armament	1 × single 12-pdr (76-mm) AA gun 3 × single 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 30 × depth charges

04°02′50″S 39°43′57″E / 4.04722°S 39.73250°E / -4.04722; 39.73250 HMT Gulland was an Isles-class trawlers built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War for a variety of tasks, including anti-submarine patrol. She was launched placed on the disposal list after the war and sold to Belgian owners in March 1946.

The Isles-class ships were 164 feet (50.0 m) long, with a beam of 27 feet 8 inches (8.4 m) and a draught of 11 feet 1 inch (3.4 m) at deep load. They displaced was 545 long tons (554 t) at normal load, which increased to 770 long tons (780 t) at deep load. A single cylindrical boiler fed steam to a triple-expansion steam engine that drove a single propeller shaft. The engine was rated at 850 indicated horsepower (630 kW) which gave the ships a speed of 12.25 knots (22.69 km/h; 14.10 mph). They carried up to 183 long tons (186 t) of coal and had a complement of 35–40 officers and ratings.^[1]