HMS Narborough (1916)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Narborough |
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Launched | 2 March 1916 |
| Fate | Wrecked on 12 January 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 994 long tons (1,010 t) standard 1,042 long tons (1,059 t) full load |
| Length | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Draught | list error: <br /> list (help) 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) mean 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) maximum |
| Propulsion | 3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW) |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 237–298 tons fuel oil |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 3 × QF 4 in (100 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX • 3 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II • 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Narborough was an Template:Sclass2- launched in 1916. On 12 January 1918, she and her sister ship HMS Opal were wrecked on the Pentland Skerries after running aground. Only one sailor survived; 188 were killed. Most of the casualties were never found and are commemorated on the Portsmouth Memorial.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
Admiralty Board of Enquiry http://www.kbrady.com/opaladm.html
