HMS Irwell (1926)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Irwell and HMS Bridlington.

History
United Kingdom
BuilderAyrshire Dockyard Company, Irvine
Launched12 August 1919
CompletedApril 1926
CommissionedApril 1926
RenamedIrwell as a RNVR drillship in September 1926
FateArrived 27 November 1962 at Lacmotts, Liverpool for break up
General characteristics
Class & typeHunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement800 long tons (813 t)
Length213 ft (64.9 m) o/a
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement74
Armament

HMS Irwell was a Hunt-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I.

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