HMS Appledore was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class, constructed for the Royal Navy during World War I. Although she was built during the wartime period, she was not completed in time to see service in the conflict and was subsequently sold into civilian service in 1920, where she was renamed Kamlawti. The Aberdare sub-class to which HMS Appledore belonged represented an enlarged and more heavily armed version of the original Hunt-class ships. Displacing approximately 800 long tons (810 tonnes) at normal load, she measured 231 feet (70.4 meters) in overall length, with a length between perpendiculars of 220 feet (67.1 meters). Her beam was 26 feet 6 inches (8.1 meters), and she had a draught of 7 feet 6 inches (2.3 meters). The ship's complement comprised 74 officers and ratings. Powered by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving a single shaft and supplied with steam from two Yarrow boilers, HMS Appledore generated a total of 2,200 indicated horsepower (1,600 kW). This propulsion enabled her to reach a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). She carried a maximum of 185 long tons (188 tonnes) of coal, which provided a range of approximately 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 miles) at a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Armament on the Aberdare sub-class included a quick-firing 4-inch (102 mm) gun positioned forward of the bridge and a QF twelve-pounder (76.2 mm) anti-aircraft gun aft. Some ships in the class were fitted with alternative smaller caliber guns, such as three- or six-pounders. Constructed by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company at Troon, Ayrshire, HMS Appledore was launched on 15 August 1919. Her short-lived naval service concluded with her sale in 1920, after which she entered civilian use. Her construction and design reflect the Royal Navy's emphasis on versatile, well-armed minesweepers during the post-World War I period, although her primary significance lies in her transition from wartime naval vessel to civilian asset.

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