HMS Gainsborough (1918)

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History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BuilderJoseph R Eltringham, South Shields
Launched12 February 1918
FateSold June 1928 to Alloa Ship Breaking Co
General characteristics
Class and type Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement710 tons
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionYarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speedmax 16 knots
Range140 tons coal
Complement73 men
Armament

HMS Gainsborough was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy ordered towards the end of the First World War. She was laid down as HMS Gorleston, but renamed after the fox hunt of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire before her launch. She was sold in June 1928.

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