HMS Burslem (1918)
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| Builder: | Ayrshire Dockyard Company |
| Launched: | April 1918 |
| Fate: | Sold 19 May 1928 to Ward, Inverkeithing |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
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HMS Burslem was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Blakeney, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and a coastal location.
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