HMS Eridge

Last updated July 01, 2022

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eridge:

HMS Eridge (1916) was a Racecourse-class paddle minesweeper launched in 1916 and sold in 1922.
HMS Eridge (L68) was a Hunt-class destroyer launched in 1940. She was disabled in 1942 by an Italian motor torpedo boat off Egypt and used as a base ship, before being scrapped in 1946.

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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.

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HMS Eridge was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War.

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