HMS Chepstow

HMS Chepstow was a Racecourse-class minesweeper 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 Chepstow Racecourse.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Chepstow
Namesake	Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Builder	Ayrshire Dockyard Co
Launched	29 February 1916
Fate	Sold to Hughes Bolckow, Blyth, 25 November 1927
General characteristics
Class and type	Racecourse-class minesweeper
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 × 12-pounder

The ship's bell is in St. Mary's Church, Chepstow.

See also

• HMS Chepstow Castle, a corvette cancelled in 1943

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.