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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Racecourse-class minesweeper | 810|LT|t|abbr=on}} | 235|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 29|ft|m|abbr=on}}- {{convert|58|ft|m|abbr=on}} at the paddles
| 6|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} | 1400|ihp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=*Inclined compound | 15|kn|mph km/h|lk=in|abbr=on}} | Ship range= | 156|LT|t|abbr=on}} coal | Ship complement=50 | Ship armament=2 × 12-pounder guns | Ship notes=
}} | 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 the First World War on 10 November 1918, the day before the announcement of the armistice. She was torpedoed by {{Ship|SM|UB-67||2}} 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:landmark_region:GB_elevation:-60|display=inline,title}}. ReferencesExternal links{{November 1918 shipwrecks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ascot}}{{UK-mil-ship-stub}} 7 : 1916 ships|Racecourse-class minesweepers|Royal Navy ship names|World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea|Shipwrecks of Northumberland|Maritime incidents in 1918|1918 disasters in the United Kingdom |