A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sandown. Sandown is a seaside resort on the Isle of Wight, England.
The Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) was a uniformed, unarmed, civilian volunteer service, administered and trained by the Royal Navy to operate in the ports and anchorages of the United Kingdom in an emergency. Although the abbreviated title would logically have been RNAS this abbreviation had long been taken by the various Royal Naval Air Stations, so RNXS it was. It maintained training units, and vessels at most major ports in the UK. and was formed in 1963 from the amalgamation of the Royal Naval Mine-watching Service (RNMWS) and Admiralty Ferry Crew Association in response to the perceived nuclear threat to British ports. The service was disbanded on 31 March 1994 due to Ministry of Defence (MOD) cuts. Most vessels from its fleet were transferred to the Royal Navy or sold, with the exception of XSV Loyal Volunteer, which was struck by a ro-ro ferry while berthed in Ipswich Harbour and was later scrapped.
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Troon and Ayr, Ayrshire.
The Racecourse-class minesweepers were 32 ships delivered to the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were built to two related designs as paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops under the Emergency War Programme. The vessels were reasonable sea-boats, but lost speed badly in a seaway when the paddle boxes tended to become choked with water. The class is also widely referred to as the Ascot class and Improved Ascot class.
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lewes after the English town.
Chelmsford City racecourse, originally known as Great Leighs Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Great Leighs near Chelmsford, Essex, England. When it opened in April 2008, it was the first entirely new racecourse in the UK since Taunton opened in 1927. It went into administration in January 2009, and racing did not resume until January 2015.
HMS Ascot was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. The Racecourse class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops.
HMS Atherstone was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. The Racecourse class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops.
HMS Cheltenham was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops. The ship was named after Cheltenham Racecourse.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medusa, after the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa:
HMS Chepstow was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse Class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops. The vessel was named for Chepstow Racecourse.
HMS Croxton was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops.
HMS Melton was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. The Racecourse class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops.
HMS Plumpton was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the British Royal Navy. She served in the First World War and was of a paddle wheel design. She struggled in heavy seas. Plumpton was mined on 19 October 1918 off Ostend. The ship was beached on the Belgian coast and was broken up where she lay.
HMS Eglinton was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse Class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops. The vessel was named for Eglinton Racecourse.
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HMS Newbury was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the British Royal Navy, built in 1916 by A. & J. Inglis. The Racecourse-class were paddle-steamers, intended for operations in shallow coastal waters.
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