HMS Ariel (1911)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ariel.
HMS Ariel was an Acheron-class destroyer built in 1911, which served during the First World War and sank in 1918 after striking a mine. Named after Shakespeare's "airy spirit", or the biblical spirit of the same name, she was the tenth and last ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy.
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HMS Ariel | |
History | |
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Name | HMS Ariel |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston |
Launched | 26 September 1911[1] |
Fate | Mined on 2 August 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Acheron-class destroyer |
Displacement | 770 long tons (780 t) |
Length | 250 ft (76 m)[2] |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draught | 8.9 ft (2.7 m) |
Installed power | 15,500 shp (11,600 kW)[2] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h)[2] |
Range | 5,500 nmi (6,300 mi; 10,200 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
Complement | 70 |
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