HMS Abercrombie (1914)
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 HMS Abercrombie |
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Abercrombie |
| Operator: |  Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Laid down: | 12 December 1914 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 1 May 1915 |
| Honours and awards: |
Dardanelles 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold June 25, 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Abercrombie class monitor |
| Displacement: | 6,150 long tons (6,250 t) |
| Length: | 334.5 feet (102.0 m) oa 320 feet (98 m) pp |
| Beam: | 90 feet (27 m) |
| Draught: | 10.2 feet (3.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Quadruple Expansion Reciprocating Steam |
| Speed: | 6 knots (11 km/h) |
| Complement: | 198 |
| Armament: |
(as built) 2 × 14 in (356 mm) guns 1 × 6 in (152 mm) guns Two 12 pdr AA guns 1 x 3 in AA 1 x 3 pdr AA 1 x 2 pdr AA |
| Armour: | Belt 4 in (100mm); bulkheads 4 in (100mm); barbette 8 in (200mm); Turret 10 in (250mm); deck 2 in (50mm) - 1 in (25mm) |
| Aviation facilities: | Fitted to carry a seaplane |
HMS Abercrombie was a First World War Royal Navy Abercrombie-class monitor.
On November 3, 1914, Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel offered Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, the use of four 14in/45cal BL MK II twin gun turrets, originally destined for the Greek ship Salamis. These turrets could not be delivered to the German builders, due to the British Naval blockade. The Royal Navy immediately designed a class of monitors, designed for shore bombardment, to use the turrets.
HMS Abercrombie was laid down at the Harland and Wolff Ltd shipyard at Belfast on December 12, 1914. The ship was named Admiral Farragut in honour of the US Admiral David Farragut, however as the United States was still neutral, the ship was hurriedly renamed HMS M1 on May 31, 1915. She was then named HMS General Abercrombie on June 19, 1915 and again renamed HMS Abercrombie on June 21, 1915
HMS Abercrombie sailed for the Dardanelles on June 24, 1915 and provided fire support during the Battle of Gallipoli. She remained in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean, until returning to England in February 1919. She decommissioned in May 1919, and was disarmed in June 1920. Sold for breaking up in May 1921, she was retained in reserve until resold on June 25, 1927 to the Ward shipyard at Inverkeithing for breaking up.
[edit] References
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allen, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
- Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1906-1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985), ISBN 0-85177-245-5
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