Design and Construction
The 24 class were designed as minesweeping sloops capable of accompanying fleets on operations. As built, the vessels had a displacement of 1,320 tons, were 267 feet (81 m) in length, and had a standard ship's company of 82. The sloops were powered by coal-fuelled boilers connected to steam turbines. Although larger and roomier than preceding designs, the 24 class had a reputation of poor seakeeping capabilities.
The sloop was laid down as HMS Silvio, named after a British Epsom Derby-winning racehorse, by Barclay Curle and Co Ltd at their Glasgow shipyard on 27 November 1917. She was launched on 12 April 1918, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 25 May 1918.
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