HMS Forres (1918)

History
United Kingdom
Builder:	Clyde Shipbuilding Co
Launched:	22 November 1918
Fate:	Sold 26 April 1935 to Ward, Pembroke
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 (102 mm) forward QF 76 mm (3.0 in) aft 2 × twin 0.303 inch machine guns

HMS Forres was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy ordered towards the end of World War I. She was initially named Fowey but was renamed prior to launch to avoid possible confusion with coastal locations.

See also

• Forres, Scotland

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.