HMS Appledore
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Launched: | 15 August 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold 15 August 1920 to become Kamlawti |
| Notes: | Pennant number |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class |
| Displacement: | 710 tons |
| Length: | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp |
| Speed: | max 16 knots |
| Range: | 140 tons coal |
| Complement: | 73 men |
| Armament: | 1x QF 4 inch forward QF 12 pounder aft 2x twin 0.303 inch machine guns |
HMS Appledore was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was sold 15 August 1920 and was renamed Kamlawti.
[edit] World War II shore establishments
The name HMS Appledore was given to 2 shore establishments for Combined Operations training for the amphibious invasion of mainland Europe[1]:
- Fremington Camp, Appledore. From 1 August 1942 until 23 April 1948
- Ilfracombe. From 17 September 1943 until 30 November 1946
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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