HMS Cheltenham
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 and 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 x 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 (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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