HMS Croxton
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
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HMS Croxton 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.
NameHMS Croxton
NamesakeCroxton Kerrial, Leicestershire
BuilderAyrshire Dockyard Co
Launched7 April 1916
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Croxton |
| Namesake | Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire |
| Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard Co |
| Launched | 7 April 1916 |
| Fate | Sold March 1922 to Ward, Inverkeithing |
| 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; 17 mph) |
| Range | 156 tons coal |
| Complement | 50 men |
| Armament | 2 × 12-pounder |
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 (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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