HMS Totnes

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Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameTotnes
OrderedJanuary 1916
Builder Archibald McMillan & Son
Launched17 August 1918
FateSold May 1922
General characteristics
Class & type Ascot-class paddle minesweeper

HMS Totnes was an Ascot-class paddle minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I and used in minesweeping operations off Scapa Flow. [1]

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Design and description

The Ascot-class paddle minesweepers [2] were inspired by the hired paddle sweepers that had performed well early in the war, following Ailsa Shipbuilding Company's successful design for Glen Usk.

Construction and career

HMS Totnes was built by the Archibald McMillan & Son. She was launched on 17 May August 1916. [3] In 1916 her bow was blown off by a naval mine. [4] Between 1916 and 1918 she served in the Minesweeper Flotilla protecting the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow under Commander (later Admiral) Tom Baillie-Grohman. [5]

Totnes was sold in March 1922.

References

  1. ↑ "Ascot class paddle minesweeper". dreadnoughtproject.org.
  2. ↑ Cocker, M. P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-85310-328-4.
  3. ↑ "HMS Totnes". dreadnoughtproject.org.
  4. ↑ "Photo of HMS Totnes after bow blown off". Royal Museums Greenwich.
  5. ↑ Baillie Grohman, Harold Tom (1972). Flashlights on the Past. Chichester: Privately Published. p. 165.
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