HMS Forester (1911)

HMS Forester
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Forester
BuilderJ. Samuel White & Company, Cowes[1]
Launched1 June 1911[1]
FateSold November 1921[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeAcheron-class destroyer
Displacement760 tons
Length246 ft (75 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power13,500 shp (10,100 kW)
Propulsion
  • Three Parsons Turbines
  • Three White-Forster boilers (oil fired)
  • Three shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Complement72
Armament

HMS Forester was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the ninth Royal Navy ship to be named after the traditional craft of forester.

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