| Career (UK) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Cheltenham |
| Namesake: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Builder: | Ardrossan Dockyard |
| Launched: | 12 April 1916 |
| Fate: | Sold for break up at Newport 7 October 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 hp 1400. Inclined compound. Cylindrical return tube. |
| Speed: | max 15 knots |
| Range: | 156 tons coal |
| Complement: | 50 men |
| Armament: | 2 x 12 pdr |
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. It was named for Cheltenham Racecourse.