HMS Appledore (1919)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Appledore.
| 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: | 1 × QF 4-inch (100 mm) forward QF 12-pounder aft 2 × twin 0.303-inch (7.7 mm) 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.
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. OCLC 67375475.
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