HMS Negro (1916)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Negro.
HMS Negro[lower-alpha 1] was an Admiralty M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by Palmers at Jarrow, Tyneside and launched 8 March 1916, but was sunk after colliding with HMS Hoste in the North Sea on 21 December 1916; depth charges from Hoste exploded and blew out Negro's hull plating. The ship was the second Royal Navy warship to bear the name Negro with the first being the 1813 Negro, ex-Niger.[4]
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Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow |
Launched | 8 March 1916 |
Fate | Sank following collision 21 December 1916 |
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Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
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Length | 269 ft (82 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
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Propulsion | 3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW) |
Speed | 34 knots (39.1 mph; 63.0 km/h) |
Range | 237–298 tons fuel oil |
Complement | 80 |
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