HMS Roberts (1915)

HMS Roberts
HMS Roberts c.1918
History
United Kingdom
NamesakeLord Roberts
Operator Royal Navy
Ordered21 November 1914
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend
Laid down17 December 1914
Launched15 April 1915
Commissioned21 May 1915
Out of service26 May 1919
Honours &
awards		Dardanelles 1915
FateSold September 1936
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 triple expansion reciprocating steam
Speed6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
Range1,340 nmi (2,480 km; 1,540 mi) at 6 knots
Complement198
Armament
Armour
  • Belt 4 in (100 mm)
  • Bulkheads 4 in
  • Barbette 8 in (200 mm)
  • Turret 10 in (250 mm)
  • Deck 2 in (51 mm) - 1 in (25 mm)
Aviation facilitiesFitted to carry a seaplane

HMS Roberts was an Abercrombie-class monitor of the Royal Navy that served in the First World War.

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