HMS Bootle (1918)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Bootle |
| Builder | Bow, McLachlan and Company, Paisley, Scotland |
| Launched | 11 June 1918 |
| Fate | Sold 21 February 1923 to Alloa S Bkg Co. Arrived Charlestown for break up 18 April 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hunt-class minesweeper, 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 (1,600 kW) |
| Speed | max 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 140 tons coal |
| Complement | 73 |
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HMS Bootle was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Buckie, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and a coastal location.
See also
- Bootle, Lancashire
References
- 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.