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
NameHMS Cheltenham
NamesakeCheltenham, Gloucestershire
BuilderArdrossan Dockyard
Launched12 April 1916
FateSold for break up at John Cashmore Ltd, Newport 7 October 1927
General characteristics
Class and typeRacecourse-class minesweeper
Displacement810 tons
Length235 ft (72 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m) (58 ft (18 m) at the paddles)
Draught6.75 ft (2.06 m)
PropulsionDesigned 1,400 hp (1,000 kW). Inclined compound. Cylindrical return tube.
Speedmax 15 knots (28 km/h)
Range156 tons coal
Complement50 men
Armament2 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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