History
United Kingdom
Name	Cupar
Builder	A McMillan & Son,Dumbarton
Launched	27 March 1918
Fate	Sunk 5 May 1919 by a mine in theNorth Sea
General characteristics
Class & type	Hunt-classminesweeper,Aberdare sub-class
Displacement	800long tons (813 t)
Length	213 ft (64.9 m)o/a
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught	7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power	2 ×Yarrow boilers 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	16knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	74
Armament	1 ×QF4-inch (102 mm) gun 1 ×12 pdr (76 mm (3 in))anti-aircraft gun

HMSCupar was aHunt-classminesweeper built for theRoyal Navy duringWorld War I. Completed in 1918, the ship sank after striking a mine in 1919.

TheAberdare sub-class were enlarged versions of the original Hunt-class ships with a more powerful armament. The ships displaced 750long tons (760 t) at normal load^[1] and 930 long tons (940 t) atfull load.^[2] They measured 231 feet (70.4 m)long overall with abeam of 28 feet 6 inches (8.7 m) and adraught of 7 feet 6 inches (2.3 m). The ships' complement consisted of 74 officers andratings.^[1]

The ships had twovertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft using steam provided by twoYarrow boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,200indicated horsepower (1,600 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). They carried a maximum of 185 long tons (188 t) of coal^[1] which gave them a range of 1,500nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).^[3]

TheAberdare sub-class was armed with aquick-firing (QF) four-inch (102 mm) gun forward of thebridge and a QF twelve-pounder (3-inch (76.2 mm))anti-aircraft gun aft.^[1] Some ships were fitted withQF six-pounder (2.2-inch (57 mm)) Hotchkiss guns orQF three-pounder (1.5-inch (37 mm)) Hotchkiss guns in lieu of the twelve-pounder.^[3]

Cupar, the first ship of her name in the Royal Navy, was built byA McMillan & Son with the name ofRosslare at theirshipyard inDumbarton, Scotland. The ship was renamedCupar in 1918 andlaunched on 27 March 1918. She sank off theTyne after striking a mine on 5 May 1919.^[4]

• Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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• Hunt-class minesweepers (1916)
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• Maritime incidents in 1919
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