HMS Nairana (1917)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Nairana |
| Builder: | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, |
| Laid down: | 1914 |
| Launched: | June 21, 1915 |
| Acquired: | February 27, 1917 |
| Commissioned: | August 25, 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3547 tons gross |
| Length: | 352 ft (107 m) oa |
| Beam: | 45.5 ft (13.9 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft Parsons geared turbines 6300shp |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Complement: | 278 |
| Armament: | 2 x 12pdr (76mm), 2 x 12pdr (76mm)AA |
| Aircraft carried: | 7 |
HMS Nairana was a Royal Navy seaplane carrier of the First World War.
Laid down by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Australian firm Huddart Parker, Nairana was launched 21 June 1915, however construction had been halted. The Royal Navy requisitioned her on February 27, 1917 for completion as a combined landplane and seaplane carrier.
HMS Nariana accommodated land planes forward and seaplanes aft, and featured three workshops and a flying-off platform. She could house up to seven aircraft. During her service, she carried Beardmore SB3D, Fairey Campania, and Sopwith Camel aircraft.
Upon commissioning on 25 August 1917, HMS Nairana served with the Grand Fleet, and in 1919, she operated in support of the British intervention in the Russian Civil War . She was sold to the Tasmanian Steamship Co in 1920.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allen, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
- Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1906-1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985), ISBN 0-85177-245-5
