HMS Melampus (1914)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Melampus.
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Melampus
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down: 1914
Launched: 16 December 1914
Completed: 29 June 1915
Fate: Sold for breaking up, 22 September 1921
General characteristics
Class and type: Medea-class 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:
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Endurance: 270 tons oil
Complement: 80
Armament:

Chios was a Medea-class destroyer laid down for the Greek Navy by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan in 1914. She was launched as 16 December 1914 and completed for service in the Royal Navy as HMS Melampus on 29 June 1915.[1] On 16 April 1917 she accidentally rammed and sank the C-class submarine C16. She was sold for breaking up on 22 September 1921.

References

  1. ↑ "Medea Class Destroyers". worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.


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