HMS Chepstow
HMS Chepstow 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 vessel was named for Chepstow Racecourse.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Chepstow |
| Namesake | Chepstow, Monmouthshire |
| Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard Co |
| Launched | 29 February 1916 |
| Fate | Sold to Hughes Bolckow, Blyth, 25 November 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 x 12-pounder |
The ship's bell is in St. Mary's Church, Chepstow.
See also
- HMS Chepstow Castle, a corvette cancelled in 1943
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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