HMS Bootle (1918)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bootle.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Bootle
Builder	Bow, McLachlan and Company, Paisley, Scotland
Launched	11 June 1918
Fate	Sold 21 February 1923 to Alloa S Bkg Co. Arrived Charlestown for break up 18 April 1923
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement	710 tons
Length	231 ft (70 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW)
Speed	max 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	140 tons coal
Complement	73
Armament	1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) forward 76 mm (3.0 in) aft 2 × twin 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns

See also

• Bootle, Lancashire

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.