HMS Caterham (1919)

History
United Kingdom
BuilderBow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland
Launched6 March 1919
FateSold 26 April 1935 to Cashmore, Newport, Wales
General characteristics
Class & typeHunt class minesweeper (1916), Aberdare sub-class
Displacement710 tons
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionYarrow-type boilers, Vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2,200 ihp
Speedmax 16 knots
Range140 tons coal
Complement73 men
Armament

HMS Caterham was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She operated as a tender at the Navigation School. She was decommissioned before the outbreak of the Second World War and was sold in 1935 to Cashmore, of Newport, Monmouthshire to be broken up.