HMS Leamington (1918)

History
United Kingdom
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched	26 August 1918
Fate	Sold 19 May 1928 to Thos. W. Ward, Pembroke Dock
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt-class minesweeper, Aberdare sub-class
Displacement	800 long tons (813 t)
Length	213 ft (65 m) o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draught	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power	2 × Yarrow boilers; 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	74
Armament	1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) gun; 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) anti-aircraft gun;

HMS Leamington was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate in the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928.

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