History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Nestor |
Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
Laid down | 15 May 1915 |
Launched | 22 December 1915 |
Completed | 29 April 1916 |
Fate | Sunk, 31 May 1916 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 269 ft (82 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
Draught |
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Propulsion | 3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW) |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 237–298 tons fuel oil |
Complement | 80 |
Armament |
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HMS Nestor, launched on 22 December 1915, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer. She served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet and was sunk on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. The Wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986