HMS Sorceress (1916)
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HMS Sorceress was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. Launched on 29 August 1916, the vessel operated as part of the Grand Fleet until it was disbanded in 1919. In 1917, the ship took part in action against the German Sixth Destroyer Flotilla and was one of those credited with bounty for the German auxiliary cruiser Konprinz Willhelm. The destroyer was sold to be broken up on 29 April 1927.
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Sistership HMS Thisbe | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Sorceress |
Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
Yard number | 1013 |
Laid down | 13 November 1915 |
Launched | 29 August 1916 |
Commissioned | 4 December 1916 |
Out of service | 29 April 1927 |
Fate | Sold to be 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) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
Range | 3,440 nmi (6,370 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Complement | 82 |
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