HMS Tiverton (1918)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
Builder, Renfrew
Launched24 September 1918
FateSold December 1938 to Thos. W. Ward, Grays
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
  • 1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) forward
  • QF 76 mm (3.0 in) aft
  • 2 × twin 0.303 inch machine guns

HMS Tiverton was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

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References[]

  • 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.


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