HMS Abercrombie (1915)

Abercombie off Gallipoli in July 1915
History
United Kingdom
NameAbercrombie
Operator Royal Navy
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number472
Laid down12 December 1914
Launched15 April 1915
Completed29 May 1915
Commissioned1 May 1915
DecommissionedMay 1919
Honours &
awards		Dardanelles 1915
FateSold 25 June 1927 and scrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeAbercrombie-class monitor
Displacement6,150 long tons (6,250 t)
Length
  • 334.5 ft (102.0 m) oa
  • 320 ft (98 m) pp
Beam90 ft (27 m)
Draught10.2 ft (3.1 m)
Propulsion2 shaft quadruple expansion reciprocating steam
Speed6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
Complement198
Armament
Armour
  • Belt: 4 in (102 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)
  • Barbette: 8 in (203 mm)
  • Turret: 10 in (254 mm)
  • Deck: 2–1 in (51–25 mm)
Aviation facilitiesFitted to carry a seaplane

HMS Abercrombie was a First World War Royal Navy Abercrombie-class monitor.

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