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HMS <i>Cheltenham</i>

HMS Cheltenham

Minesweeper of the Royal Navy (1916 - 1927)

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.

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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.


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