HMS Tonbridge (1918)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Tonbridge.
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Builder: | William Simons & Company, Renfrew |
Launched: | 5 November 1918 |
Fate: | Sold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Briton Ferry |
General characteristics | |
Class & 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: |
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HMS Tonbridge was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I, named after the town of Tonbridge.
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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