HMS Abercrombie (F109)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Abercrombie |
| Ordered | 4 April 1941 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down | 26 April 1941 |
| Launched | 31 March 1942 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Barrow 24 December 1954 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Roberts class monitor |
| Displacement | 7,850 long tons (7,980 t) |
| Length | 373 ft 3 in (113.77 m) oa |
| Beam | 89 ft 9 in (27.36 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Installed power | 4,800 shp (3,600 kW) |
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| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Complement | 350 |
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HMS Abercrombie was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after General Sir Ralph Abercrombie.
Abercrombie was built by Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne. She was laid down on 26 April 1941, launched on 31 March 1942 and completed on 5 May 1943. She used a 15-inch gun turret originally built as a spare for Furious. (Although Furious was designed to be fitted with two single 18-inch gun turrets, twin 15-inch turrets were constructed as a stand-by in case the 18-inch turret proved to be unsuccessful.)