HMS Snowdrop (1915)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Snowdrop.
HMS Snowdrop was an Azalea-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during the First World War. Snowdrop survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1923.
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Name | HMS Snowdrop |
Builder | McMillann |
Launched | 7 October 1915 |
Decommissioned | 15 January 1923 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up on 15 January 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Azalea-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with maximum load of fuel |
Capacity | 260 short tons (240 t) of coal (maximum) |
Complement | 79 men |
Armament | 2 × 1 - QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. A few had no 3-pounders. |
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