HMS Carstairs

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