HMS Melampus (1914)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Melampus.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Melampus |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
| Laid down: | 1914 |
| Launched: | 16 December 1914 |
| Completed: | 29 June 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up, 22 September 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Medea-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,040 long tons (1,060 t) |
| Length: | 273 ft 6 in (83.36 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow-type water-tube boilers Brown-Curtis steam turbines 3 shafts 25,000 shp (19 MW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Endurance: | 270 tons oil |
| Complement: | 80 |
| Armament: | • 3 × QF 4-inch (100 mm) Mark IV guns, single mounting P Mk. IX • 1 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II, single mounting HA Mk.I • 2 × twin 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes |
Chios was a Medea-class destroyer laid down for the Greek Navy by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan in 1914. She was launched as 16 December 1914 and completed for service in the Royal Navy as HMS Melampus on 29 June 1915.[1] In 1917 she accidentally rammed and sank the C-class submarine C16. She was sold for breaking up 22 September 1921.
References
- ↑ "Medea Class Destroyers". worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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