HMS Cupar (1918)
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| Builder: | A McMillan & Son, Dumbarton |
| Launched: | 27 March 1918 |
| Fate: | Sunk 5 May 1919 by a mine off the Tyne |
| 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 Cupar was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Rosslare, but was renamed before launch to avoid possible misunderstandings of having vessels named after coastal locations.
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