HMS Slinger (1917)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Slinger
Builder	Lobnitz and Company, Limited
Launched	1917
Acquired	1917
Fate	Sold October 16, 1919
General characteristics
Displacement	875 tons gross

HMS Slinger was an experimental catapult ship operated by the Royal Navy during the First World War.

A former hopper barge, HMS Slinger was purchased from the builder, Lobnitz and Company, Limited of Renfrew, Scotland prior to completion. Intended for use as a test bed for the shipborne launching of aircraft, she was fitted with a 60-foot compressed air catapult. HMS Slinger operated Fairey F.127 and Short 310 seaplanes during 1918.

Fairey Seaplane aboard HMS Slinger

Slinger was sold on October 16, 1919.

References

• Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7

External links

• http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SLINGER/SLING-12.HTM