Venturer class minesweeper
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| Venturer class |  |
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| Displacement: | 392 tons |
| Length: | 120.7 feet (o/a) |
| Beam: | 29.2 feet |
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The Venturer class minesweepers were commercial trawlers converted to minesweeper service for the Royal Navy in 1978.
There were 2 members of the class:
- HMS Venturer (1978) - originally Suffolk Harvester
- HMS Saint David (1978) - originally Suffolk Monarch
They reverted to their former names and owner in November 1983 and were converted into oil rig safety/standby vessels.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
