HMS Goole (1918)

History
United Kingdom
Builder: Ayrshire Dockyard Company, Irvine
Launched: 18 June 1918 but not immediately completed
Commissioned: April 1926
Renamed: Irwell as a RNVR drillship in September 1926
Fate: Arrived 27 November 1962 at Lacmotts, Liverpool for break up
General characteristics
Class and type: Hunt class minesweeper (1916), 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
Speed: max 16 knots
Range: 140 tons coal
Complement: 73 men
Armament:

HMS Goole was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally named HMS Bridlington, being renamed Goole in 1918.

See also

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. OCLC 67375475.


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