HMS Ascot

HMS Ascot

HMS "Ascot" was a Racecourse class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. The Racecourse Class comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops.

She was the last ship to be sunk in World War I, on 10 November 1918, the day before the announcement of the armistice. She was torpedoed by UB-67 off the Farne Islands.

She lies at a depth of 60 metres, at coord|55|37|9.24|N|001|29|8.60|W|type:wreck_region:GB_elevation:-60|display=inline,title.

References

*Colledge

External links

* [http://www.bishopaucklandsubaquaclub.co.uk/Ascot%20Memorial.htm Memorial dive report]


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