HMS Eglinton (1916)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Eglinton |
| Namesake | Eglinton, Ayrshire |
| Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard Co |
| Launched | 9 September 1916 |
| Fate | Sold to King Garston, Liverpool July 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Displacement | 810 tons |
| Length | 235 ft (72 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) (58 ft (18 m) at the paddles) |
| Draught | 6.75 ft (2.06 m) |
| Propulsion | Designed 1,400 hp (1,000 kW). Inclined compound. Cylindrical return tube. |
| Speed | max 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range | 156 tons coal |
| Complement | 50 men |
| Armament | 2 x 12-pounder |
HMS Eglinton was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse Class (also called the Ascot Class) comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops. The vessel was named for Eglinton Racecourse.
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.