HMS Gainsborough (1918)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Gainsborough.

History
United Kingdom
Builder	Joseph R Eltringham, South Shields
Launched	12 February 1918
Fate	Sold June 1928 to Alloa Ship Breaking Co
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement	710 tons
Length	231 ft (70 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speed	max 16 knots
Range	140 tons coal
Complement	73 men
Armament	1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) forward QF 76 mm (3.0 in) aft 2 × twin 0.303 inch machine guns

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.

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.