SS James Cosgrove
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SS James Cosgrove was a Castle-class trawler built for the United Kingdom for use as a minesweeper. She was purchased by Sanford Ltd in 1920 for use in New Zealand as a fishing trawler, being used as a minesweeper again during World War II. She was scrapped at the Western Viaduct in the 1950s, with her hulk being sunk in 1952.
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James Cosgrove as a minesweeper during World War II | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | James Cosgrove |
Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Ayr, Ayrshire. |
Launched | 1918 |
Fate | Sold to Sanford LTD in 1920 |
New Zealand | |
Name | James Cosgrove |
Owner | 1920–1939 Sanford Ltd 1939-1951 Royal New Zealand Navy |
In service | 1920 |
Out of service | 1939 |
Identification | Pennant numbers AK1295, 6, T10 |
Fate | Broken up at the Viaduct Basin, Auckland. Hulk sunk at sea 1952. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Castle-class trawler |
Length | 125.6 ft (38.3 m) |
Beam | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
Draft | 12.85 ft (3.92 m) |
Crew | 10 |
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