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HMS Cameleon (1910)

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In Valletta harbour, Malta, 1917
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Cameleon
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow
Launched1910
FateSold for scrapping 15 November 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeAcorn class destroyer
Displacement772 tons
Length246 ft (75.0 m)
Beam25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Propulsion4 Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 13,500 shp (10,100 kW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement72
Armament2×4" BL Mk VIII, 2×12 pdr 12 cwt, twin tubes for 21" torpedoes

HMS Cameleon was an Acorn class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1910 and sold for scrap in 1921.

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • "Acorn Class". History of the World's Navies. Retrieved 28 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)