HMS Burslem (1918)

Minesweeper of the Royal Navy

History
United Kingdom
Builder| Ayrshire Dockyard Company
Launched| 5 March 1918
Fate| Sold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Inverkeithing
General characteristics
Class and type| Hunt-class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement| 710 tons
Length| 231 ft (70 m)
Beam| 28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught| 8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion| Yarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speed| max 16 knots
Range| 140 tons coal
Complement| 73 men
Armament|

* 1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) forward
* QF 76 mm (3.0 in) aft
* 2 × twin 0.303 inch machine guns

HMS Burslem was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Blakeney, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and the coastal location of the same name in Norfolk, instead the ship was named after Burslem, a town in Staffordshire.

## References[edit]

* 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.

Hunt-class minesweeper (1916)

Belvoir group|

* Belvoir
* Bicester
* Blackmorevale
* Cattistock
* Cotswold
* Cottesmore
* Croome
* Dartmoor
* Garth
* Hambledon
* Heythrop
* Holderness
* Meynell
* Muskerry
* Oakley
* Pytchley
* Quorn
* Southdown
* Tedworth
* Zetland

Aberdare group|

* Aberdare
* Abingdon
* Albury
* Alresford
* Appledore
* Badminton
* Bagshot
* Banchory
* Barnstaple
* Battle
* Blackburn
* Bloxham
* Bootle
* Bradfield
* Burslem
* Bury
* Caerleon
* Camberley
* Carstairs
* Caterham
* Cheam
* Clonmel
* Craigie
* Cupar
* Derby
* Dorking
* Dundalk
* Dunoon
* Elgin
* Fairfield
* Fareham
* Fermoy
* Faversham
* Ford
* Forfar
* Forres
* Gaddesden
* Gainsborough
* Goole
* Gretna
* Harrow
* Havant
* Huntley
* Instow
* Irvine
* Kendal
* Kinross
* Leamington
* Longford
* Lydd
* Mallaig
* Malvern
* Marazion
* Marlow
* Mistley
* Monaghan
* Munlochy
* Nailsea
* Newark
* Northolt
* Pangbourne
* Penarth
* Petersfield
* Pontypool
* Prestatyn
* Repton
* Ross
* Rugby
* Salford
* Saltash
* Saltburn
* Selkirk
* Sherborne
* Shrewsbury
* Sligo
* Stafford
* Stoke
* Sutton
* Swindon
* Tiverton
* Tonbridge
* Tralee
* Tring
* Truro
* Wem
* Wexford
* Weybourne
* Widnes
* Yeovil

Survey ships|

* Beaufort
* Collinson
* Crozier
* Fitzroy
* Flinders
* Kellet

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