Medea-class destroyer
'Medea'-class destroyer | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders | |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Built | 1914–1915 |
| In commission | 1915–1921 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,040 long tons (1,060 t) |
| Length | 273 ft 6 in (83.36 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Endurance | 270 tons oil |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament |
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The Medea class were a class of destroyers that were being built for the Greek Navy at the outbreak of World War I but were taken over and completed for the Royal Navy for wartime service. All were named after characters from Greek mythology as result of their Greek heritage.
The Medeas were a private design roughly similar to their various Royal Navy M-class contemporaries. They had three funnels, the foremost of which was taller, and unusually, the mainmast was taller than the foremast, giving rise to a distinctive appearance. They shipped three single QF 4 inch guns, one on the forecastle, one between the first two funnels and the third on the quarterdeck.