HMS Rosalind
Ship Number
1085
Vessel Type
Shakespearian Class Trawler
Built
A&J Inglis
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
May 3, 1941
Delivered
October 20, 1941
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
545 grt
BP Length
150 feet
Breadth
27-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12 knots
Propulsion
Triple Expansion
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
HMS Rosalind

[Entering Mombasa harbour 1958]
Pennant No. T135
 
The Shakespearian class trawler was a class of anti-submarine naval trawlers that served the Royal Navy.
Ships in this class had a displacement of 545 tons, a top speed of 12 knots, a crew of 40 men, and armament of one 12-pounder AA gun, three 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns and 30 depth charges.
 
HMS Rosalind - Transferred to Kenya 1946, joined Royal East African Navy 1952 as HMEAS Rosalind.
 
April 1963 sold Mombasa & scrapped.