HMS Romola (1916)
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HMS Romola was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. Launched on 14 May 1916, the ship operated as part of the Grand Fleet, operating as part of a destroyer flotilla. The ship sailed to intercept the German High Seas Fleet in what would be one of the last major expeditions of their Navy in the war but saw no action. After the conflict, the destroyer was held in reserve until being retired and sold to be broken up on 13 March 1930.
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Name | HMS Romola |
Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
Yard number | 449 |
Laid down | 25 August 1915 |
Launched | 14 May 1916 |
Commissioned | 17 August 1916 |
Decommissioned | 13 March 1930 |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | R-class destroyer |
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Length | 265 ft (80.8 m) p.p. |
Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
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Speed | 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Complement | 82 |
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