Racecourse-class minesweeper
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The Racecourse-class minesweepers were 32 ships delivered to the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were built to two related designs as paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops under the Emergency War Programme. The vessels were reasonable sea-boats, but lost speed badly in a seaway when the paddle boxes tended to become choked with water. The class is also widely referred to as the Ascot class and Improved Ascot class.
1916
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32 produced,
A. & J. Inglis, Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Royal Navy, William Hamilton and Company, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
HMS Ascot, HMS Atherstone, HMS Chelmsford, HMS Cheltenham, HMS Chepstow, HMS Croxton, HMS Melton, HMS Newbury, HMS Plumpton,
- Dreadnought Project page@
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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HMS Chelmsford ⓘ
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HMS Cheltenham ⓘ
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HMS Chepstow ⓘ
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HMS Croxton ⓘ
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HMS Newbury ⓘ
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HMS Plumpton ⓘ
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HMS Atherstone ⓘ
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HMS Melton ⓘ
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HMS Ascot ⓘ
1916 Racecourse-class minesweeper
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | HMS Chelmsford | sloop-of-war, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Cheltenham | sloop-of-war, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Chepstow | sloop-of-war, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Croxton | sloop-of-war, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Newbury | Racecourse-class minesweeper, minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Plumpton | Racecourse-class minesweeper, sloop-of-war, minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1916 | HMS Atherstone | paddle steamer, minesweeper, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1939 | HMS Melton | paddle sloop, minesweeper, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Ascot | sloop-of-war, shipwreck, minesweeper, Racecourse-class minesweeper | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | HMS Plumpton IWM SP 1266 | Commons | ||
