HMS Gentian (1915)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Gentian
Builder	Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.
Yard number	No 376
Launched	23 December 1915
Completed	February 1916
Fate	Sunk 15 or 16 July 1919
General characteristics
Class & type	Arabis-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p/p; 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a;
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine; 2 × cylindrical boilers; 1 screw;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 260 tons of coal
Complement	79 men
Armament	Typically 2 × 4 or 4.7-inch guns and 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm) AA guns with some lesser variants

HMS Gentian was an Arabis-class sloop that was sent to assist the Baltic States and their fight for independence. While clearing mines on 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources, Gentian and the sloop HMS Myrtle both hit mines and sank with the loss of nine sailors.

History

United Kingdom
Name	Gentian
Builder	Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.
Yard number	No 376
Launched	23 December 1915
Completed	February 1916
Fate	Sunk 15 or 16 July 1919
General characteristics
Class & type	Arabis-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p/p 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine 2 × cylindrical boilers 1 screw
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 260 tons of coal
Complement	79 men
Armament	Typically 2 × 4 or 4.7-inch guns and 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm) AA guns with some lesser variants