HMS Myrmidon (1900)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Myrmidon.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Myrmidon |
| Namesake: | Myrmidons |
| Builder: | Palmers, Jarrow |
| Launched: | 26 May 1900 |
| Fate: | Lost after collision, 26 March 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Myrmidon-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 350 long tons (356 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engines Coal-fired water-tube boilers 6,200 hp (4,623 kW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 63 |
| Armament: | • 1 × QF 12-pounder gun • 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Myrmidon was one of two Myrmidon-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched by Palmers on 26 May 1900, and commissioned in August 1901 to serve on the Mediterranean Station.[1] During her later service she was used in both the Mediterranean and home waters.
Myrmidon was badly damaged in a collision with the merchant ship Hamborn on 26 March 1917 off Dungeness. Her crew were rescued by HMS Mermaid and SS Tambour, with the loss of one life.
References
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Monday, 5 August 1901. (36525), p. 8.
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