_circa_1938..jpg) Lady Cynthia circa 1938
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 20 March 1919 |
| Fate | Sold 1 December 1921; renamed Lady Cynthia; broken up 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 Barnstaple was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.
She served as Lady Cynthia after major modifications as a coastal steamship with the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia, Canada from 1925 to 1957.
See also
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) . Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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