| CD-class naval drifter | |
|---|---|
 The Canadian naval drifter CD 27 | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | CD-class naval drifter |
| Built: | 1917–1919 |
| Completed: | 37[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Naval trawler |
| Displacement: | 99 long tons (101 t)[1] |
| Length: | 84 ft (26 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 19 ft (5.8 m)[1] |
| Draught: | 10 ft (3.0 m)[1] |
| Speed: | 9 knots (10 mph; 17 km/h)[1] |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 6-pounder (57-mm) gun[1] |
CD-class naval drifters were armed naval drifters built during World War I for the Royal Canadian Navy (CD stood for "Canadian Drifter"). 100 of these were ordered, numbered from CD 1 to CD 100. Of these, 37 were completed. Some were lent to the US Navy and Royal Navy during World War II.[1][2]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 CD Type minesweeping trawlers
- ↑ Gardiner R and Budzbon P (1985) Conway's All the world's fighting ships, 1906-1921 Conway, p. 104. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
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