HMS Abercrombie (1914)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1 January 1914 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 1 May 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold 1927 |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,150 tons |
| Length: | 320 ft |
| Beam: | 90 ft |
| Draught: | 10.2 ft |
| Propulsion: | Reciprocating Steam |
| Speed: | 6 Knots(Max) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 198 |
| Armament: | Two 14-inch guns Two 6-inch guns Two 12 pdr guns |
| Aircraft: | |
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HMS Abercrombie was a First World War Royal Navy Abercrombie-class monitor.[1]
As with all of the vessels in this class she was armed with a 14-inch twin gun turret originally destined for the Greek ship Salamis and bought from Bethlehem Steel in the United States. She was built by Harland and Wolff Ltd of Glasgow. The ship's original name, the General Ulysses S. Grant, could not be used because the U.S. was still neutral. She was launched as HMS M1 and within a few days renamed HMS Abercrombie.
The HMS Abercrombie participated in the invasion of Gallipoli.[2]
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| Abercrombie-class monitor |
| HMS Abercrombie | HMS Havelock | HMS Raglan | HMS Roberts |
List of monitors of the Royal Navy |
