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 × 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.
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