Shakespearian-class trawler

The Shakespearian-class trawler was a series of anti-submarine naval trawlers of the Royal Navy. Ships in the class had a displacement of 545 LT, a top speed of 12 kn and a crew of 40 men. The trawlers were armed with a QF 12-pounder [76 mm] gun, three 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and thirty depth charges. The class was nearly identical to the Isles-class trawlers, 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) – Launched 1940, sold 1946
 * HMT Coriolanus (T140) – Launched 1940, war loss 1945
 * HMT Fluellen (T157) – Launched 1940, sold 1946
 * Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK
 * HMT Hamlet (T167) – Launched 24 July 1940, sold 1947
 * HMT Horatio (T153) – Launched 1940, war loss 1943
 * HMT Juliet (T136) – Launched 1940, sold 1946
 * HMT Laertes (T137) – Launched 1940, war loss 1942
 * Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Goole, UK
 * HMT Macbeth (T138) – Launched 3 October 1940, sold 1947
 * HMT Ophelia (T05) – Launched 1940, sold 1946
 * Built by Hall, Russell & Company, Ltd., Aberdeen, UK
 * HMT Othello (T76) – Launched 1941, transferred to Italy 1946 as DR 310
 * Built by A. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow, UK
 * HMT Romeo (T10) – Launched 1941, sold 1946
 * HMT Rosalind (T135) – Launched 3 May 1941, transferred to Kenya 1946, joined Royal East African Navy 1952, redeployed to Madagascar 1964