HMS Cameleon (1910)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Cameleon |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow |
| Launched: | 1910-06-10 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 1921-11-15 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Acorn class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 772 tons |
| Length: | 246 feet (75.0 m) |
| Beam: | 25.2 feet (7.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8.5 feet (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 13,500 shp |
| Speed: | 27 knots |
| Complement: | 72 |
| Armament: | 2×4" BL Mk VIII, 2×12 pdr 12 cwt, twin tunes for 21" torpedoes |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cameleon.
HMS Cameleon was an Acorn class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1910 and sold for scrap in 1921.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Acorn Class. History of the World's Navies. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
