HMS Cheltenham
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy (1916 - 1927)
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HMS Cheltenham was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse class (also called the Ascot class) comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops. The ship was named after Cheltenham Racecourse.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Cheltenham |
| Namesake | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Builder | Ardrossan Dockyard |
| Launched | 12 April 1916 |
| Fate | Sold for break up at John Cashmore Ltd, Newport 7 October 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Racecourse-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 810 tons |
| Length | 235 ft (72 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) (58 ft (18 m) at the paddles) |
| Draught | 6.75 ft (2.06 m) |
| Propulsion | Designed 1,400 hp (1,000 kW). Inclined compound. Cylindrical return tube. |
| Speed | max 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range | 156 tons coal |
| Complement | 50 men |
| Armament | 2 × 12-pounder |
After decommissioning she was sold to John Cashmore Ltd for breaking up and arrived at their Newport Yard in 1927.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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