HMS Cheltenham
| 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 |
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.
After decommissioning she was sold to John Cashmore Ltd for breaking up and arrived at their Newport Yard in 1927.
References
[edit]- 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.
 | This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |