HMS Cheltenham

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.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Cheltenham
Namesake	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Builder	Ardrossan Dockyard
Launched	12 April 1916
Fate	Sold for break up at John Cashmore Ltd, Newport 7 October 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 × 12-pounder

After decommissioning she was sold to John Cashmore Ltd for breaking up and arrived at their Newport Yard in 1927.

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.