| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMTElk |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley |
| Yard number | 329 |
| Launched | 21 August 1902 |
| Commissioned | 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 1918 |
| Recommissioned | 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine, 27 November 1940 |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Type | Naval trawler |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 33.1 m (109 ft) |
| Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, 62 hp (46 kW), single screw |
| Sail plan | Ketch-rigged |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 1 × 6-pounder gun |
HMTElk was a 181-ton formerfishing trawler built in 1902.[2] She served in the Royal Navy inWorld War II, until sunk without loss of life having hit amine offPlymouth in November 1940.
Elk was built byCook, Welton & Gemmell atBeverley, Yorkshire, launched on 21 August 1902, and first operated fromGrimsby. DuringWorld War I she was hired by theAdmiralty and served as aminesweeper from 1914 until 1918. She was then operated commercially by various owners at Grimsby,Hakin, and Plymouth.Elk was hired by the Admiralty in November 1939 to serve as adanlayer (laying buoys in channels cleared by minesweepers) and was armed with one 6-pounder gun.HMTElk was sunk by a mine south-east ofPenlee Point, Plymouth on 27 November 1940. There were no casualties.[1]
TheElk was re-discovered by divers in 1981 upright on a sandy bed at50°17.800′N4°10.600′W / 50.296667°N 4.176667°W /50.296667; -4.176667 in 30 metres (98 ft) of water with a drop-off in excess of 40 metres (130 ft).
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