HMS Montrose (D01)

HMS Montrose
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Montrose
Laid down	27 March 1918
Launched	29 May 1919
Commissioned	14 December 1919
Honours and awards	Atlantic 1939–40 Dunkirk 1940 Arctic 1942–43 North Sea 1942–44 English Channel 1943–44 Normandy 1944
Fate	Sold to be broken up for scrap on 25 July 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiralty-type destroyer leader
Displacement	1,530 tons
Length	320 ft (98 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Parsons Turbines, 2 shafts, Yarrow Boilers 40,000 hp (30 MW)
Speed	36.5 knots
Complement	164
Armament	2 × BL 4.7-inch (120mm) guns 2 × 6 pdr 10cwt guns (twin bow turret) 1 × 4-inch gun 2 × 2-pounder guns 5 × 20 mm guns

The first HMS Montrose was one of eight Admiralty-type destroyer leaders, sometimes known as the Scott class. They were named after figures from Scottish history; Montrose was named for the Graham Dukes of Montrose. She was built during the First World War, but was completed too late for service then. However, she had a long career in the inter-war years and saw extensive service during the Second World War.