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HMS Humber (1914)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Humber and Brazilian ship Javary.
HMS Humber was a Humber-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Originally built by Vickers for Brazil as Javary, she was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 on the outbreak of the First World War along with her sister ships Severn and Mersey.
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![]() HMS Humber at Matruh, Western Egypt. Note additional 6-inch gun aft. | |
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Name | Javary |
Builder | Vickers |
Laid down | 24 August 1912 |
Launched | 17 June 1913 |
Out of service | 8 August 1914 |
Fate | Sold to the United Kingdom |
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Name | HMS Humber |
Acquired | 8 August 1914 |
Fate | Sold 17 September 1920 for use as a crane lighter |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Humber-class monitor |
Displacement | 1,260 long tons (1,280 t) |
Length | 266 ft 9 in (81.31 m) |
Beam | 49 ft (15 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 7.2 in (1.7 m) |
Installed power | 1,450 ihp (1,080 kW) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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