HMT Elk

History
United Kingdom
NameHMT Elk
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Yard number329
Launched21 August 1902
Commissioned1914
Decommissioned1918
Recommissioned1939
FateSunk by mine, 27 November 1940
General characteristics
TypeNaval trawler
Tonnage
Length33.1 m (109 ft)
Beam6.4 m (21 ft)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine, 62 hp (46 kW), single screw
Sail planKetch-rigged
Complement10
Armament1 × 6-pounder gun

HMT Elk was a 181-ton former fishing trawler built in 1902. She served in the Royal Navy in World War II, until sunk without loss of life having hit a mine off Plymouth in November 1940.