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HMS Burslem (1918)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
BuilderAyrshire Dockyard Company
Launched5 March 1918
FateSold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Inverkeithing
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-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 Burslem was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Blakeney, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and the coastal location of the same name in Norfolk, instead the ship was named after Burslem, a town in Staffordshire.

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.