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| Name: | HMS Legion |
| Builder: | William Denny and Brothers |
| Launched: | 3 February 1914 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Laforey-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 965-1,300 tons |
| Length: | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion: | Water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 24,500 shp |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Complement: | 73 |
| Armament: |
3 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX |
HMS Legion was a Laforey-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched prior to the outbreak of the First World War, she was attached to the Harwich Force and served in the North Sea. Legion saw action in several engagements, including the Battle off Texel.
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Legion was constructed by William Denny and Brothers and launched on 3 February 1914.
The destroyer was fitted with three QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, a single QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II, and four torpedo tubes in two twin mounts. Legion was designed to operate in British coastal waters against enemy surface and submarine shipping.
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