nearly sister-ship Kempton 1916
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Shirley | T57 | 319 | Dunlop Bremner, Glasgow | 1.1917 | 28.9.1917 | 1.1918 | sold 4.1919 |
| Hexham | T35 | 330 | Clyde SB, Glasgow | 1917 | 15.12.1917 | 3.1918 | sold 9.1923 |
| Lanark | T37 | 446 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 1917 | 18.12.1917 | 1 - 6.1918 | sold 5.1923 |
| Banbury | T34 | 330 | Ailsa, Troon | 1917 | 19.12.1917 | 2.1918 | sold 9.1923 |
| Shincliffe | T81 | Dundee SB | 1917 | 29.1.1918 | 6.1918 | sold 3.1922 | |
| Harpenden | T58 | 331 | Ailsa, Troon | 1917 | 26.2.1918 | 5.1918 | BU 4.1928 |
| Wetherby | T41 | 280 | Murdoch & Murray, Glasgow | 1917 | 2.3.1918 | 3.1918 | sold 6.1924 |
| Lewes | T85 | 447 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 1917 | 12.3.1918 | 5.1918 | sold 3.1922 |
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Displacement normal, t |
820 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
76.1 |
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Breadth, m |
17.7 max 9.00 oa |
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Draught, m |
2.13 |
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No of shafts |
2 paddle wheels |
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Machinery |
1 DC, 2 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1500 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 156 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, mechanical minesweeping gear |
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Complement |
52 |
Project history: In January 1917 eight slightly enlarged versions of the Ascot design known as the Improved Racecourse class, were ordered, and they were commissioned in January-June 1918.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Hexham
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