HMS Cupar (1918)

History
United Kingdom
NameCupar
BuilderA McMillan & Son, Dumbarton
Launched27 March 1918
FateSunk 5 May 1919 by a mine in the North Sea[1] off the Tyne
General characteristics
Class & typeHunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement710 tons
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam28 ft (9 m)
Draught8 ft (2 m)
Propulsion
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) max
Range140 tons coal
Complement73
Armament

HMS Cupar was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Rosslare, but was renamed before launch to avoid possible misunderstandings of having vessels named after coastal locations.

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Admiralty Estimates for 1919 (appendix) accessed 25 October 2016

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.


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