HMS Opal (1915)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Opal.
HMS Opal was an Admiralty M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served in the First World War following her construction at Sunderland in 1915. Attached to the 12th Destroyer Flotilla based with the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Opal had an eventful short life, which ended in shipwreck after two and a half years of service.
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Name | HMS Opal |
Builder | William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
Launched | 11 September 1915 |
Fate | Wrecked on 12 January 1918 |
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Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
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Length | 269 ft (82 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
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Propulsion | 3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW) |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 237–298 tons fuel oil |
Complement | 80 |
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