Draft:Arctic Whale-class whaler
 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.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Arctic Whale-class whaler |
| Builders | by Smiths Dock Co. (Emergency War Programme) |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Built | 1915 |
| Completed | 14 |
| General characteristics Arctic Whale class whalers | |
| Type | Whaler |
| Displacement | 336 tons |
| Length | 139.75' |
| Beam | 25' |
| Height | 6.5 |
| Speed | 12-13 kts. |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | 1 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]
Ships
- HMS Arctic Whale (1915)
- HMS Balaena (1915)
- HMS Beluga (1915)
- HMS Bowhead (1915)
- HMS Bullwhale (1915)
- HMS Cachalot (1915)
- HMS Cowwhale (1915)
- HMS Finwhale (1915)
- HMS Humpback (1915)
- HMS Icewhale (1915)
- HMS Pilotwhale (1915)
- HMS Rightwhale (1915)
- HMS Rorqual (1915)
- HMS Zedwhale (1915)
References
- ^ Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919. UK: Jane's Information Group. 1919. Page 143 (Admiralty Whalers).