HMS Seymour (1916)

History
United Kingdom
OrderedJuly 1915
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down23 November 1915
Launched31 August 1916
Commissioned30 November 1916
FateSold for scrap January 1931
General characteristics
Class & typeParker-class leader
Displacement1,660–1,673 long tons (1,687–1,700 t)
Length
  • 325 ft (99.1 m) oa
  • 315 ft (96.0 m) pp
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.7 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m) maximum
Propulsion
  • 4 × Yarrow boilers,
  • Parsons turbines,
  • 3 shafts
  • 36,000 shaft horsepower (27,000 kW)
Speed34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range4,920 nautical miles (9,110 km; 5,660 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement116
Armament

HMS Seymour was a Parker-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Cammell Laird during the First World War, being launched on 31 August 1916 and completing on 30 November that year. Seymour served with the Grand Fleet for the rest of the war, which she survived. The ship was sold for scrap in January 1931.