Sandhurst, 1905
Type: Fleet repair ship late Destroyer Depot Ship ; Armament 4 - 4 inch, 2 - 6 pdr. AA.
Launched : 14 Dec 1905 ; Disposal date or year : April 1946
Disposal Details : Scrapped
Displacement: 11500 tons
Propulsion: Complement: 269
Machinery notes: I.H.P. 4000 = 10.5 kts. Coal: 1475 tons. ; Speed ; 10.5 knots ;
Notes:
HMS Sandhurst, ex merchant ship Manipur, built by Harland and Wolf Belfast and launched on the 14 Dec 1905, converted by Workman, Clerk, served through out WW1 as a Destroyer Depot Ship and later as a Fleet repair ship. 1939-40 Dover 1941 Depot ship for escort ships at Londonderry and later at Greenock