HMS Chelmsford

HMS Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford in Essex.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Chelmsford
Namesake	Chelmsford, Essex
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched	14 June 1916
Fate	Sold to Hughes Bolckow, Blyth on 25 November 1927
General characteristics
Class & type	Racecourse-class minesweeper
Displacement	810 tons
Length	235 ft (72 m)
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m) (58 ft (18 m) feet 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; 17 mph)
Range	156 tons coal
Complement	50 men
Armament	2 × 12-pounder guns

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.