HMS Kinross
 Sister ship to HMS Kinross, HMS Aberdare in 1919 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Yard number: | 576 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1918 |
| Out of service: | 16 June 1919 |
| Fate: | Sunk by mine 16 June 1919 in the Aegean Sea[1] |
| 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: |
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HMS Kinross was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
Kinross was a member of the Admiralty's modified design of Hunt minesweepers, which are known variously as the 'Aberdare class' or 'Aberdare group'.
Loss
At the time of her loss HMS Kinross was serving with the Mediterranean Fast Minesweeper Flotilla.
Casualties
12 members of the ships company were lost, with most casualties incurred in the ships engine & boiler rooms.[2]
- On 16 June 11 men were lost in the sinking.
- BEAMES, John, Cook, M 7573
- BRACEWELL, Robinson, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1c, 270477
- BROOKS, Albert H, Stoker 1c, K 23341
- FLOOD, Arthur, Stoker Petty Officer, 292870
- JOYCE, Ralph, Stoker 1c, SS 118607
- LETHBRIDGE, James A, Stoker 1c, K 14459
- MONTE, Emilio, Officer's Steward 2c, 122493
- OLIVER, William S, Able Seaman, J 11034
- RICHARDS, Edward A, Stoker 1c, K 14474
- STONE, Henry T, Stoker 1c, K 17232
- WEBBER, Samuel C, Leading Stoker, 183706
- On 17 June 1 man died of wounds.
- MCCORQUODALE, Duncan, Engine Room Artificer 4c, M 33412
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.
- ↑ Admiralty Estimates for 1919 (appendix) accessed 25 October 2016
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