HMS Starfish (1916)
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Starfish |
| Builder | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn Tyne |
| Launched | 27 September 1916 |
| Fate | Sold, 21 April 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | R-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 975 long tons (991 t) |
| Length | 276 ft (84.1 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 boilers 2 geared Brown Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp |
| Speed | 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
| Range | 3,440 nmi (6,370 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 82 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX • 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun |
HMS Starfish was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 27 September 1916 and sold to be broken up on 21 April 1928.[1] She was built by Hawthorn Leslie of Hebburn Tyne.[2][3]
References
- ^ "H.M.S. Starfish (1916)". Dreadnought Project. 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ "RN Destroyer Class: Admiralty R Class (1916-1917)". RNwarships.informe.com. 2007–2008. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ "Admiralty R-class destroyers (1915-1917)". Royal-Navy.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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