HMS Newbury (1916)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Newbury
NamesakeNewbury Racecourse
BuilderInglis, Glasgow
Launched3 July 1916
Completed9 September 1916
FateSold March 1922
General characteristics
Class & typeRacecourse-class minesweeper
Displacement810 long tons (820 t) normal
Length245 ft 9 in (74.90 m) oa
Beam29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
Draught7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Installed power1,500 ihp (1,100 kW)
Propulsion
Speed14.5 kn (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h)
Complement50
Armament
  • 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm) guns
  • 2 × 2-pounder (40 mm) guns

HMS Newbury was a Racecourse-class (or Ascot-class) minesweeper of the British Royal Navy, built in 1916 by A. & J. Inglis. The Racecourse-class were paddle-steamers, intended for operations in shallow coastal waters.

Newbury survived the First World War, and was sold for scrap in 1922.