HMS Sparrowhawk (1912)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Kingsmill and HMS Sparrowhawk.
HMS Sparrowhawk was an Acasta-class destroyer built in 1912 and sunk in 1916 at the Battle of Jutland after a collision with the destroyer leader HMS Broke.
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HMS Sparrowhawk | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Sparrowhawk |
Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
Laid down | 25 October 1911 |
Launched | 12 October 1912 |
Commissioned | 2 May 1913 |
Fate | After collision on 30 May and attempted tow failed, 1 June 1916 abandoned and scuttled |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Acasta-class destroyer |
Displacement | 937 |
Length | 267 ft 6 in (81.5 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 0 in (8.2 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
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Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
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