Name HMS Cheltenham Launched 12 April 1916 Weight 823 tons Draft 2.06 m | Draught 6.75 ft (2.06 m) Length 72 m Displacement 734,800 kg Builder Ardrossan Dockyard | |
Namesake Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Fate Sold for break up at John Cashmore Ltd, Newport 7 October 1927 Class and type Racecourse-class minesweeper Beam 29 ft (8.8 m) (58 ft (18 m) at the paddles) | ||
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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