HMS Myrmidon (1900)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Myrmidon.
History
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:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 63
Armament:

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

  1. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36525). London. 5 August 1901. p. 8.
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