HMS Nautilus (1910)

Grampus entering Valletta harbour, Malta in 1916
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Nautilus
BuilderThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth
Commissioned30 March 1910, as Nautilus
RenamedGrampus, 16 December 1913
FateSold for breaking up, September 1920
General characteristics
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 Nautilus was a Beagle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned on 30 March 1910 from Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company. She was renamed HMS Grampus on 16 December 1913, her former name being reallocated to HMS Nautilus, the first Royal Navy submarine to be given one.