HMS Sandfly (1911)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sandfly.
HMS Sandfly was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named after the small biting fly of the same name.
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Name | HMS Sandfly |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Wallsend[1] |
Launched | 9 July 1911[1] |
Fate | Sold 9 May 1921[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Acheron-class destroyer |
Displacement | 750 tons |
Length | 246 ft (75 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Installed power | 13,500 shp (10,100 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h) |
Complement | 72 |
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