HMS Carstairs

History
United Kingdom
BuilderBow, McLachlan and Company, Paisley, Scotland
Launched19 April 1919
FateSold 26 April 1935 to Thos. W. Ward, Grays
General characteristics
Class & type
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

HMS Carstairs was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Cawsand, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and a coastal location.

On 4 January 1924 she was renamed HMS Dryad, but reverted to Carstairs on 15 August 1924.

See also

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.