HMS Croxton

HMS Croxton 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.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Croxton
Namesake	Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire
Builder	Ayrshire Dockyard Co
Launched	7 April 1916
Fate	Sold March 1922 to Ward, Inverkeithing
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; 17 mph)
Range	156 tons coal
Complement	50 men
Armament	2 × 12-pounder

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.