Kil-class sloop
The Kil class was a class of sloops, also referred to as gunboats, built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were designed for anti-submarine warfare, but were completed too late in the war to be used extensively in that role. They were designed to be double-ended to confuse submarine observers, and were painted in dazzle camouflage. Following the war, the majority of the class were sold off and converted to coastal cargo vessels.
HMS Kildangan, pictured in 1918 with dazzle camouflage | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | George Brown; Hall Russell; Smiths Dock; Cochrane; Cook, Welton & Gemmell |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | P-class sloop |
| Built | 1917-1919 |
| Planned | 85 |
| Completed | 55 |
| Cancelled | 30 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop |
| Displacement | 895 tons |
| Length | 182 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power | 1,400 ihp (1,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 57 |
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