HMS Kempenfelt (1915)
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HMS Kempenfelt was a Marksman-class flotilla leader[1][2][lower-alpha 1] of the British Royal Navy. She was built by the Cammell Laird at their Birkenhead shipyard, with construction starting in 1914 and completed in August 1915. She served through the remainder of the First World War. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
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Kempenfelt, May 1917 | |
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Name | HMS Kempenfelt |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 2 October 1914 |
Launched | 1 May 1915 |
Commissioned | 20 August 1915 |
Fate | Sold for scrap May 1921 |
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Class and type | Marksman-class flotilla leader |
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Length | 324 ft 10 in (99.01 m) (overall) |
Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
Draught | 12 ft (3.66 m) |
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Speed | 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 4,290 nmi (7,950 km; 4,940 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 104 |
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