HMS Scourge (1910)

HMS Scourge at sea 1914
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Scorpion
BuilderR. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company[1]
Launched11 February 1910[1]
FateSold for scrap, 9 May 1921[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeBeagle-class destroyer
Displacement860–940 long tons (874–955 t)
Length275 ft (84 m)
Beam27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power12,500 hp (9,300 kW)
PropulsionCoal-fired boilers, 2 or 3 shaft steam turbines
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement96
Armament

HMS Scourge was a Beagle-class destroyer, launched in 1910 and served in the Royal Navy. In 1913 she was transferred to the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[2] She was used during the Gallipoli campaign to help transfer regiments to the shore at Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay. Subsequently, she assisted in the rescue of survivors from the sinking of HMHS Britannic.

  1. ^ a b c Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  2. ^ Admiralty (1914) The Navy List, H.M. Stationery Office, page 373.