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HMS Burslem (1918)

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Displacement
  
710 tons

Draught
  
8 ft (2.4 m)

Length
  
70 m

Draft
  
2.4 m

Beam
  
28 ft (8.5 m)

Launched
  
April 1918

Weight
  
721.4 tons

Builder
  
Ayrshire Dockyard Company

Fate
  
Sold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Inverkeithing

Class and type
  
Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class

Propulsion
  
Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp

HMS Burslem was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Blakeney, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and a coastal location.

References

HMS Burslem (1918) Wikipedia