HMS ''Chepstow'' was a of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse Class (also called the Ascot Class) comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping

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s. The vessel was named for

Chepstow Racecourse Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing racecourse, course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England. It is one of 16 racecourses op ...

. The ship's bell is in St. Mary's Church, Chepstow.

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* Racecourse-class minesweepers Royal Navy ship names 1916 ships {{UK-mil-ship-stub

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