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Thirty-two '''''Ascot'' class paddle minesweepers''' were ordered for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1915 through early 1917.
 
Thirty-two '''''Ascot'' class paddle minesweepers''' were ordered for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1915 through early 1917.
  
<div name=fredbot:ships></div name=fredbot:ships>
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The last eight ordered, in January, 1917, were of a very slightly larger design.
  
==Construction==
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<div name=fredbot:ships>
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|-
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 32 vessels
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|-
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
 +
! align=center | Builder
 +
! align=center | Laid Down
 +
! align=center | Launched
 +
! align=center | Completed
 +
! align=center | Fate
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Ascot}}
 +
|[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|26 Jan, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Torpedoed 10 Nov, 1918
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Atherstone}}
 +
|[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|4 Apr, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 12 Aug, 1927
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Chelmsford}}
 +
|[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|16 Jun, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 25 Nov, 1927
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Chepstow}}
 +
|[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|29 Feb, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 25 Nov, 1927
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Croxton}}
 +
|[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|7 Apr, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Doncaster}}
 +
|[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|15 Jun, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Eglinton}}
 +
|[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|9 Sep, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Jul, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Epsom}}
 +
|[[George Brown & Company]]
 +
|
 +
|4 May, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Eridge}}
 +
|[[Clyde Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|23 Feb, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Gatwick}}
 +
|[[Dundee Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|18 Apr, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Kempton}}
 +
|[[Ferguson Brothers]]
 +
|
 +
|3 Jun, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Mined 24 Jun, 1917
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Lingfield}}
 +
|[[Fleming & Ferguson]]
 +
|
 +
|29 Apr, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold May, 1923
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Ludlow}}
 +
|[[Goole Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|1 May, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Mined 29 Dec, 1916
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Melton}}
 +
|[[William Hamilton & Company]]
 +
|
 +
|16 Mar, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 25 Nov, 1927
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Newbury}}
 +
|[[A. & J. Inglis]]
 +
|
 +
|3 Jul, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Plumpton}}
 +
|[[Archibald McMillan & Son]]
 +
|
 +
|20 Mar, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Mined 19 Oct, 1918
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Pontefract}}
 +
|[[Murdoch & Murray]]
 +
|
 +
|2 May, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 6 Sep, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Cheltenham}}
 +
|[[Ardrossan Dry Dock Company]]
 +
|
 +
|12 Apr, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 7 Oct, 1927
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Goodwood}}
 +
|[[Dundee Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|15 Jun, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Jul, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Haldon}}
 +
|[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]
 +
|
 +
|29 Mar, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold 14 Dec, 1921
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Hurst}}
 +
|[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]
 +
|
 +
|6 May, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Redcar}}
 +
|[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|31 Jul, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Mined 24 Jun, 1917
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Sandown}}
 +
|[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]
 +
|
 +
|6 Jul, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Totnes}}
 +
|[[Archibald McMillan & Son]]
 +
|
 +
|17 May, 1916
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Banbury}}
 +
|[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|19 Dec, 1917
 +
|
 +
|Sold 14 Sep, 1923
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Harpenden}}
 +
|[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|26 Feb, 1918
 +
|
 +
|Broken up Apr, 1928
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Hexham}}
 +
|[[Clyde Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|15 Dec, 1917
 +
|
 +
|Sold 14 Sep, 1923
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Lanark}}
 +
|[[Fleming & Ferguson]]
 +
|
 +
|18 Dec, 1917
 +
|
 +
|Sold May, 1923
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Lewes}}
 +
|[[Fleming & Ferguson]]
 +
|
 +
|12 Mar, 1918
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Shincliffe}}
 +
|[[Dundee Shipbuilding Company]]
 +
|
 +
|29 Jan, 1918
 +
|
 +
|Sold Mar, 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Shirley}}
 +
|[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]
 +
|
 +
|28 Sep, 1917
 +
|
 +
|Sold 8 Apr, 1919
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{UK-Wetherby}}
 +
|[[Murdoch & Murray]]
 +
|
 +
|2 Mar, 1918
 +
|
 +
|Sold 10 Jun, 1924
 +
|}
 +
</div name=fredbot:ships>
 +
 
 +
==Design & Construction==
 +
They were inspired by the hired paddle sweepers that had performed well early in the war to [[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]'s successful design for ''Glen Usk''.{{DittColl|p. 111}}
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
 +
* two 6-pdr guns
 +
* two 2-pdr guns
 +
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
 +
 +
==Pendant Numbers==
 +
When they served in the [[Auxiliary Patrol]], all were given pendant numbers that were the Fishing pendant superior with their Admiralty number inferior.  When they later joined the Mine Clearance Service, they used a T flag superior with either their Admiralty number inferior or they employed the pendant number specified.{{DittColl|p. 111}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot-class_minesweeper_(1916)}}
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racecourse-class_minesweeper}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
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pend=T.16 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.16 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=26 1 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=26 1 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.09 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.09 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=4 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=4 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.21 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.21 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=16 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=16 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.19 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.19 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ayrshire]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=29 2 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=29 2 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.20 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.20 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ayrshire]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=7 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=7 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.56 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.56 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ayrshire]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=15 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=15 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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{ship
 
{ship
name=Eglington
+
name=Eglinton
 
admpend=888{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
admpend=888{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
pend=T.02 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.02 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ayrshire]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=9 9 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=9 9 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.59 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.59 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[George Brown]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[George Brown & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=4 5 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=4 5 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.60 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.60 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Clyde Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Clyde Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=23 2 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=23 2 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.10 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.10 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Dundee Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Dundee Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=18 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=18 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=none{{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=none{{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ferguson]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ferguson Brothers]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=3 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=3 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=none{{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=none{{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Goole Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Goole Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=1 5 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=1 5 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.94 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.94 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Hamilton]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[William Hamilton & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=16 3 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=16 3 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.26 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.26 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Inglis]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[A. & J. Inglis]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=3 7 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=3 7 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.32 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.32 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Sep 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[McMillan]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Archibald McMillan & Son]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=20 3 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=20 3 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.54 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.54 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ardrossan Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ardrossan Dry Dock Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=12 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=12 4 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.22 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.22 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Dundee Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Dundee Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=15 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=15 6 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.62 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.62 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Dunlop Bremner]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=29 3 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=29 3 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.66 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.66 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Oct 1915{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Dunlop Bremner]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=6 5 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=6 5 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=none{{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=none{{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Jan 1916{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Jan 1916{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Ayrshire]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Ayrshire Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=31 7 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=31 7 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.68 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.68 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Jan 1916{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Jan 1916{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[Dunlop Bremner]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Dunlop Bremner & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
launch=6 7 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
launch=6 7 16{{DittColl|p. 111}}
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pend=T.53 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
pend=T.53 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 111.  See [[Ascot Class Minesweeper (1916)#Pendant Numbers|this note]] for more info}}
 
order=Jan 1916{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
order=Jan 1916{{DittColl|p. 111}}
builder=[[McMillan]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
+
builder=[[Archibald McMillan & Son]]{{DittColl|p. 111}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
 
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Thirty-two Ascot class paddle minesweepers were ordered for the Royal Navy in 1915 through early 1917.

The last eight ordered, in January, 1917, were of a very slightly larger design.

Design & Construction

They were inspired by the hired paddle sweepers that had performed well early in the war to Ailsa Shipbuilding Company's successful design for Glen Usk.[1]

Armament

  • two 6-pdr guns
  • two 2-pdr guns

Service

Pendant Numbers

When they served in the Auxiliary Patrol, all were given pendant numbers that were the Fishing pendant superior with their Admiralty number inferior. When they later joined the Mine Clearance Service, they used a T flag superior with either their Admiralty number inferior or they employed the pendant number specified.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.

Bibliography

  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Ascot Class Paddle Minesweeper
1915 Design
Ascot Atherstone Chelmsford Chepstow Croxton
Doncaster Eglinton Epsom Eridge Gatwick
Kempton Lingfield Ludlow Melton Newbury
Plumpton Pontefract Cheltenham Goodwood Haldon
  Hurst Redcar Sandown Totnes  
Enlarged, 1917 Design
  Banbury Harpenden Hexham Lanark  
  Lewes Shincliffe Shirley Wetherby  
  Minesweepers (UK) Hunt Class –>