HMS Roebuck (1901)

Sister ship Greyhound underway in 1906
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Roebuck
Ordered1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates
BuilderR.W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne
Laid down2 October 1899
Launched4 January 1901
CommissionedMarch 1902
Out of serviceLaid up, December 1918
FateBroken up, 1919
General characteristics
Class & typeHawthorn Leslie three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 385 long tons (391 t) light
  • 430 long tons (437 t) full load
Length214 ft 6 in (65.38 m) o/a
Beam21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Draught8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Installed power6,100 ihp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range
  • 85 tons coal
  • 1,555 nmi (2,880 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement63 officers and men
Armament

HMS Roebuck was a Hawthorn Leslie three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898–1899 Naval Estimates. She was the twelfth ship to carry the name. She served during World War I and was broken up in 1919.

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