Weapons of British Trawlers in WW II

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Ortwin
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Weapons of British Trawlers in WW II

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Post by Ortwin » 26 Feb 2020, 16:07

Hello together,
I do not think that there had been standard deck guns for trawlers used as A/S vessels in WW II. But does anybody know, which weapons had been the most built-in? I am searching for the weapons of the trawlers listed below.

•Larwood: built 1936 at Cochrane & Sons in Selby; Nr. 1148; fishing number GY 255
•Hammond: built 1936 at Cochrane & Sons in Selby; Nr. 1149; fishing number GY 284
•Bradman: built 1937 at Cochrane & Sons in Selby; Nr. 1167; fishing number GY 358
•Cape Siretoko: built 1939 at Cochrane & Sons in Selby; Nr. 1203; fishing number H 106
•Warwickshire: built 1936 at Smith´s Dock Co.Ld. in Middlesbrough; Nr. 998; fishing number GY 290

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Ortwin

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Re: Weapons of British Trawlers in WW II

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Post by Andy H » 08 Mar 2020, 20:04

Hi Ortwin

Larwood, Hammond and Bradman were all part of the famous Cricketer group of trawlers, along with Jardine.
All were armed with 1x4"Gun with a couple of MG's for AA defence and the same for Warwickshire & Cape Siretoko

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Re: Weapons of British Trawlers in WW II

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Post by Hyus » 27 Aug 2020, 17:01

Andy H wrote:
08 Mar 2020, 20:04
All were armed with 1x4"Gun with a couple of MG's for AA defence and the same for Warwickshire & Cape Siretoko
What model of MG?

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Re: Weapons of British Trawlers in WW II

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Post by EwenS » 29 Aug 2020, 11:06

The most frequently fitted weapons at the start of the war was a twin Lewis Gun mount of WW1 vintage just like the 4” gun.

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Re: Weapons of British Trawlers in WW II

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Post by Hyus » 29 Aug 2020, 13:21

Thank you.

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