HMS Bagshot
{{short description|Minesweeper of the Royal Navy}}
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|Ship propulsion=*2 shafts |Ship speed={{convert|16|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|1500|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn}} |Ship complement=74 |Ship armament=*1 × QF QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII gun }} |
HMS Bagshot was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not completed in time to participate in the First World War, but survived World War II, and was sold for scrap in 1947.
Design and description
The Aberdare sub-class were enlarged versions of the original Hunt-class ships with a more powerful armament. The ships displaced {{convert|800|LT|t}} at normal load. They had a length between perpendiculars of {{convert|220|ft|m|1}} and measured {{convert|231|ft|m|1}} long overall. The Aberdares had a beam of {{convert|26|ft|6|in|m|1}} and a draught of {{convert|7|ft|6|in|m|1}}. The ships' complement consisted of 74 officers and ratings.Gardiner & Gray, p. 98
The ships had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two Yarrow boilers. The engines produced a total of {{convert|2200|ihp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16|kn|lk=in}}. They carried a maximum of {{convert|185|LT|t|0}} of coal which gave them a range of {{convert|1500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn}}.Cocker, p. 76
The Aberdare sub-class was armed with a quick-firing (QF) {{Convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|0|spell=in}} gun forward of the bridge and a QF twelve-pounder (76.2 mm) anti-aircraft gun aft. Some ships were fitted with six- or three-pounder guns in lieu of the twelve-pounder.
Construction and career
HMS Bagshot was built by the Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company and was launched on 23 May 1918. She temporarily became depot ship Medway II 1 April 1945 to 28 February 1946.
See also
Notes
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References
- {{cite book|last=Cocker|first=M. P.|title=Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date|publisher=Airlife Publishing|location=Shrewsbury, England|year=1993|isbn=1-85310-328-4}}
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}}
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Category:Hunt-class minesweepers (1916)
Category:Royal Navy ship names