HMS Campbell (D60)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Campbell
OrderedApril 1917
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down10 November 1917
Launched21 September 1918
Commissioned21 December 1918
FateSold February 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty type destroyer leader
Displacement
  • 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) Normal
  • 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) deep load
Length332 ft 6 in (101.35 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Installed power40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed36.5 kn (42.0 mph; 67.6 km/h)
Range5,000 nmi (5,800 mi; 9,300 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement183
Armament

HMS Campbell was an Admiralty type flotilla leader (also known as the Scott-class) of the British Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird, Douglas commissioned in December 1918, just after the end of the First World War. During the Second World War, Campbell mainly served with as a convoy escort, particularly on the East Coast of the United Kingdom. She survived the war, and was sold for scrap in 1947.