Kil-class sloop
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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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.