HMS Beaver (1911)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Beaver.
HMS Beaver was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the First World War and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the ninth Royal Navy ship to be named Beaver, after the mammal of the same name.
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Name | HMS Beaver |
Builder | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton[1] |
Yard number | 934[1] |
Laid down | 6 October 1910 |
Launched | 6 October 1911[2] |
Commissioned | November 1912 |
Fate | Sold 9 May 1921[2] |
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Class and type | Acheron-class destroyer |
Displacement | 990 tons |
Length | 75 m (246 ft) |
Beam | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
Draught | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
Installed power | 13,500 shp (10,100 kW) |
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Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h) |
Complement | 70 |
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