HMS Atherstone (1916)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Atherstone.

HMS Atherstone
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Atherstone
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched14 April 1916
FateSold into civilian service on 12 August 1927
United Kingdom
NameQueen of Kent
OwnerNew Medway Steam Packet Co.
Acquired12 August 1927
FateRequisitioned by Admiralty 1939
United Kingdom
NameHMS Queen of Kent
Commissioned1939
Decommissioned1946
FateReleased back to civilian service
United Kingdom
Name
  • Queen of Kent (1946–1949)
  • Lorna Doone (1949–1952)
Owner
FateScrapped in 1952
General characteristics
Class and typeRacecourse-class minesweeper
Displacement810 long tons (823 t)
Length235 ft (72 m)
Beam
  • 29 ft (8.8 m)
  • 58 ft (18 m) at the paddles (both types)
Draught6.75–7 ft (2.06–2.13 m)
PropulsionInclined compound. Cylindrical return tube. 1,400 hp (1,000 kW).
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range156 tons coal
Complement50–52 men
Armament2 × 12-pounder guns

HMS Atherstone was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. The Racecourse class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops.