HMS Clonmel was a Hunt-classminesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Stranraer, but was renamed before launch to avoid possible misunderstandings of having vessels named after coastal locations.
clonmel, 1918, clonmel, hunt, class, minesweeper, royal, navy, from, world, originally, named, stranraer, renamed, before, launch, avoid, possible, misunderstandings, having, vessels, named, after, coastal, locations, historyunited, kingdombuilderwilliam, simo. HMS Clonmel was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I She was originally to be named Stranraer but was renamed before launch to avoid possible misunderstandings of having vessels named after coastal locations HistoryUnited KingdomBuilderWilliam Simons amp Company RenfrewLaunched14 May 1918FateSold July 1922 to SD HarrisonGeneral characteristicsClass and typeHunt class minesweeper 1916 Aberdare sub classDisplacement710 tonsLength231 ft 70 m Beam28 ft 8 5 m Draught8 ft 2 4 m PropulsionYarrow type boilers Vertical triple expansion engines 2 shafts 2 200 ihpSpeedmax 16 knotsRange140 tons coalComplement73 menArmament1 QF 4 inch 102 mm forward QF 76 mm 3 0 in aft 2 twin 0 303 inch machine gunsSee also editClonmel IrelandReferences editColledge 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 nbsp This article about a specific naval minesweeper of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Clonmel 1918 amp oldid 1089234854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
