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{{Short description|1940 class of British naval trawlers}}
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|Ship caption=HMT ''Coriolanus''
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{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=Shakespearian class
|Builders=*Cochrane & Sons, [[Selby]]
* [[Cook, Welton & Gemmell]], [[Beverley]]
* Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., [[Goole]]
* [[Hall, Russell & Company]], [[Aberdeen]]
* [[A. & J. Inglis]], [[Glasgow]]
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|Built range= 1940–1941
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|In commission range= 1940–1947
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|Total ships completed=12
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|Total ships lost=3
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|Ship type=[[Naval trawler]]
|Ship displacement= {{Convert|545|LT|t|0|lk=in}}
|Ship length= {{Convert|164|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=Reciprocating engine, 1 shaft
|Ship speed= {{Convert|12|kn|lk=in}}
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|Ship complement=40
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|Ship armament=*1 × [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12 pounder]] [{{convert|76|mm|in|abbr=on}}] gun
* 3 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm]] AA guns
* 30 × [[depth charge]]s
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The '''Shakespearian-class trawler''' was a series of [[anti-submarine]] [[naval trawler]]s of the [[Royal Navy]]. Ships in the class had a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of {{convert|545|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}, a top speed of {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} and a [[Ship's company|crew]] of 40 men. The trawlers were armed with a [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|QF 12-pounder]] [{{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}}] gun, three [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns]] and thirty [[depth charge]]s. The class was nearly identical to the {{sclass2|Isles|trawler|1}}s, of which they are usually considered a subclass. ''Coriolanus'', ''Horatio'' and ''Laertes'' were lost during the war. ''Othello'', was transferred to Italy in 1946 and ''Rosalind'' to Kenya, also in 1946. By the end of that year, only ''Hamlet'' and ''Macbeth'' remained in service with the Royal Navy; both were sold in 1947.

==Ships in class==
* Built by Cochrane & Sons, Selby, UK
** {{HMT|Celia|T134|2}} – Launched 1940, sold 1946
** {{HMT|Coriolanus|T140|2}} – Launched 1940, war loss 1945
** {{HMT|Fluellen|T157|2}} – Launched 1940, sold 1946
* Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
** {{HMT|Hamlet|T167|2}} – Launched 24 July 1940, sold 1947
** {{HMT|Horatio|T153|2}} – Launched 1940, war loss 1943
** {{HMT|Juliet|T136|2}} – Launched 1940, sold 1946 <!--HMT ''Juliet'' (T136) -->
** {{HMT|Laertes|T137|2}} – Launched 1940, war loss 1942
* Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Goole, UK
** {{HMT|Macbeth|T138|2}} – Launched 3 October 1940, sold 1947
** {{HMT|Ophelia|T05|2}} – Launched 1940, sold 1946
* Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK
** {{HMT|Othello|T76|2}} – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as ''DR 310''
* Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK
** {{HMT|Romeo|T10|2}} – Launched 1941, sold 1946
** {{HMT|Rosalind|T135|2}} – Launched 3 May 1941, transferred to Kenya 1946, joined [[Royal East African Navy]] 1952, redeployed to Madagascar 1964

==See also==
* [[Operation Dervish (1941)|Operation Dervish]]
* [[Trawlers of the Royal Navy]]

==References==
* Robert Gardiner (ed. dir.), ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946'', p.&nbsp;66. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1980.
* Francis E. McMurtrie and Raymond V.B. Blackman (eds.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50'', pp.&nbsp;102, 217. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1949.
* Antony Preston (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II'', p.&nbsp;77. New York: Military Press, 1989. This is mainly a reprint of ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1946–47'' with some materials from earlier editions.

==External links==
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=338&navy=HMS Shakespearian class ships] at [http://uboat.net/ uboat.net]
* [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/naval_trawlers.htm Naval trawlers] at [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ battleships-cruisers.co.uk]

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