HMS Myrmidon (1900)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Myrmidon.
History | |
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Name: | HMS Myrmidon |
Namesake: | Myrmidons |
Builder: | Palmers, Jarrow |
Launched: | 26 May 1900 |
Fate: | Lost after collision, 26 March 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Myrmidon-class destroyer |
Displacement: | 350 long tons (356 t) |
Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement: | 63 |
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HMS Myrmidon was one of two Myrmidon-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy.
Service history
Myrmidon was launched by Palmers on 26 May 1900, and commissioned in August 1901 to serve on the Mediterranean Station.[1] Commander Cecil Lambert was appointed in command in January 1902. During her later service she was used in both the Mediterranean and home waters.
Myrmidon sank after a collision with the merchant ship Hamborn on 26 March 1917 off Dungeness. Her crew were rescued by HMS Mermaid and SS Tambour, with the loss of one life.
References
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36525). London. 5 August 1901. p. 8.
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