HMS Taurus (1917)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Taurus.
HMS Taurus was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. Ordered from Thornycroft in 1915 and launched in 1917, the vessel operated as part of the Harwich Force until the end of hostilities. Shortly after entering service, Taurus formed part of the destroyer shield for the Royal Navy's bombardment of Ostend that successfully sank the German destroyer S20. After the War, the destroyer was reduced to the Reserve Fleet and sold to be broken up in 1930.
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HMS Taurus | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Taurus |
Namesake | Taurus astrological sign and constellation |
Ordered | December 1915 |
Builder | Thornycroft |
Laid down | March 1916 |
Launched | 10 March 1917 |
Commissioned | May 1917 |
Out of service | 18 February 1930 |
Fate | Sold to be broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | R-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,035 long tons (1,052 t) normal 1,208 long tons (1,227 t) full |
Length | 274 ft 3 in (83.6 m) (o.a.) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
Range | 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Complement | 82 |
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