HMS Gainsborough (1918)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Joseph R Eltringham, South Shields |
| Launched: | 12 February 1918 |
| Fate: | Sold June 1928 to Alloa Ship Breaking Co |
| 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 |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Gainsborough.
HMS Gainsborough was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy ordered towards the end of the First World War. She was initially built as HMS Gorleston, but renamed after the fox hunt of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire before her launch. She was sold in June 1928.
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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