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Draft:Arctic Whale-class whaler

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Furness-Withy tenders Bermudian (originally HMS Arctic Whale) and Castle Harbour (alongside, to rear) and Royal Navy tugs Sandboy and Creole fight the fire consuming MS Bermuda on 17 June, 1931 in Bermuda.
Class overview
NameArctic Whale-class whaler
Buildersby Smiths Dock Co. (Emergency War Programme)
Operators Royal Navy
Built1915
Completed14
General characteristics Arctic Whale class whalers
TypeWhaler
Displacement336 tons
Length139.75'
Beam25'
Height6.5
Speed12-13 kts.
Complement26
Armament1 12-pdr. gun (but Zedwhale has also 1 6-pdr. AA. and 1 3-pdr.)

The Arctic Whale-class was an Emergency War Programme of armed whalers built for the Royal Navy during the first World War.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919. UK: Jane's Information Group. 1919. Page 143 (Admiralty Whalers).