HMS Amazon (1908)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Amazon.
 HMS Amazon | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Amazon |
| Builder: | J I Thornycroft |
| Launched: | 29 July 1908 |
| Fate: | Sold for Scrap |
| Status: | Scrapped 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Tribal-class destroyer |
HMS Amazon was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1908 and sold in 1919. During the First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla.
References
- HMS Amazon, Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. London: Putnam & Co. Ltd.
External links
- "Royal Navy Log Books - HMS Amazon". naval-history.net. Retrieved 2013-12-20. OldWeather.org transcription of ship's logbooks August to October 1916
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