HMS Broke (1914)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Broke
BuilderJ. Samuel White, East Cowes
Launched25 May 1914
AcquiredAugust 1914
Fate
Chile
NameAlmirante Uribe
Commissioned1920
Decommissioned1933
FateScrapped in 1933
General characteristics
Class and typeFaulknor-class destroyer leader
Displacement1,700 tons
Length331 ft (101 m) o/a
Beam32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion6 White-Forster type water-tube boilers, steam turbines, 3 shafts, 30,000 shp
Speed32 knots
Range403 tons coal, 83 tons oil
Complement197–205
Armament

HMS Broke was a Faulknor-class destroyer leader of the Royal Navy, initially built for the Chilean Navy as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyer Almirante Goñi. The outbreak of the First World War led to her being purchased by the Admiralty in August 1914 shortly after her launching, and renamed HMS Broke. All of the class were present at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May to 1 June 1916, where Broke, out of control after hits from German ships, collided with the Acasta-class destroyer HMS Sparrowhawk, leading to the latter's loss. Broke saw action in several battles, and was resold to Chile after the conclusion of the war.