HMS Goldfinch (1910)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Goldfinch.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Goldfinch
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow
Launched	12 July 1910
Fate	Wrecked, 19 February 1915 broken up for scrap, April 1919
General characteristics
Class and type	Acorn-class destroyer
Displacement	772 long tons (784 t)
Length	246 ft (75 m)
Beam	25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power	13,500 shp (10,100 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Parsons Steam turbines 4 × Yarrow boilers 2 × shafts
Speed	27 kn (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Complement	72
Armament	2 × BL 4 in (100 mm)/40 cal Mark VIII guns, 2 × QF 12 pdr (5.4 kg) 12 cwt Mark I guns, 2 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Goldfinch was an Acorn-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1910. She was wrecked in fog on Start Point, Sanday, one of the northern Orkney Isles, on the night of 18–19 February 1915. She was broken up for scrap in April 1919.

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 2008-01-28. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

• Photo of HMS Goldfinch
• Bow/forefoot of HMS Goldfinch on Start Point