H.M.S. Cheltenham (1916)

H.M.S. Cheltenham (1916)
Admiralty Pendant Number:	884^[1]
Pendant Number:	T.54 (Sep 1918)^[2]
Builder:	Ardrossan Dry Dock Company^[3]
Ordered:	Oct 1915^[4]
Launched:	12 Apr, 1916^[5]
Sold:	7 Oct, 1927^[6]

H.M.S. Cheltenham was one of thirty-two Ascot Class paddle minesweepers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

She paid off on 9 February, 1920 in the charge of a C. & M. Party at The Nore.^[7]

In January, 1921, she was one of six paddle minesweepers allocated to the Central Reserve of Minesweepers, along with thirty-four twin screw minesweepers, all under C. & M. parties.^[8]

Captains

Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Thomas E. Hodge, 10 July, 1916^[9]
Lieutenant-Commander Lancelot V. Donne, 10 July, 1924^[10] – 25 August, 1924^[11] (for Reserve Fleet Exercises)

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111. See this note for more info.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 111.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 225.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 707.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 745.
↑ Donne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/88. f. 88.
↑ Donne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/88. f. 88.