| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Bow, McLachlan and Company, Paisley, Scotland |
| Launched | 19 April 1919 |
| Fate | Sold 26 April 1935 to Thos. W. Ward, Grays |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |
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| 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 |
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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.