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HMS Eglinton (1916)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Eglinton
NamesakeEglinton, Ayrshire
BuilderAyrshire Dockyard Co
Launched9 September 1916
FateSold to King Garston, Liverpool July 1922
General characteristics
Class and typeRacecourse-class minesweeper
Displacement810 tons
Length235 ft (72 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m) (58 ft (18 m) at the paddles)
Draught6.75 ft (2.06 m)
PropulsionDesigned 1,400 hp (1,000 kW). Inclined compound. Cylindrical return tube.
Speedmax 15 knots (28 km/h)
Range156 tons coal
Complement50 men
Armament2 × 12-pounder

HMS Eglinton 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. The vessel was named for Eglinton Racecourse.

References

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  • 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.