HMS Cupar (1918)

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Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameCupar
Builder A McMillan & Son, Dumbarton
Launched27 March 1918
FateSunk 5 May 1919 by a mine in the North Sea
General characteristics
Class & type Hunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement800 long tons (813  t)
Length213 ft (64.9 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range1,500  nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement74
Armament

HMS Cupar was a Hunt-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Completed in 1918, the ship sank after striking a mine in 1919.

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Design and description

The Aberdare sub-class were enlarged versions of the original Hunt-class ships with a more powerful armament. The ships displaced 750 long tons (760  t ) at normal load [1] and 930 long tons (940 t) at full load. [2] They measured 231 feet (70.4 m) long overall with a beam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 7 feet 6 inches (2.3 m). The ships' complement consisted of 74 officers and ratings. [1]

The ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft using steam provided by two Yarrow boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,200 indicated horsepower (1,600  kW ) and gave a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). They carried a maximum of 185 long tons (188 t) of coal [1] which gave them a range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). [3]

The Aberdare sub-class was armed with a quick-firing (QF) four-inch (102 mm) gun forward of the bridge and a QF twelve-pounder (3-inch (76.2 mm)) anti-aircraft gun aft. [1] Some ships were fitted with QF six-pounder (2.2-inch (57 mm)) Hotchkiss guns or QF three-pounder (1.5-inch (37 mm)) Hotchkiss guns in lieu of the twelve-pounder. [3]

Construction and career

Cupar, the first ship of her name in the Royal Navy, was built by A McMillan & Son with the name of Rosslare at their shipyard in Dumbarton, Scotland. The ship was renamed Cupar in 1918 and launched on 27 March 1918. She sank off the Tyne after striking a mine on 5 May 1919. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Preston, p. 98
  2. Lenton, p. 250
  3. 1 2 Cocker, p. 76
  4. Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 68

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