HMS Ghurka (1907)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ghurka.
HMS Ghurka[lower-alpha 1] was a Tribal-class destroyer built in 1907 for the Royal Navy. She served as part of the Dover Patrol during the First World War, playing a part in the sinking of the German submarine U-8 in 1915, and was sunk by a German mine in 1917.
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HMS Ghurka | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Ghurka |
Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Laid down | 6 February 1906 |
Launched | 29 April 1907 |
Commissioned | December 1908 |
Fate | Mined, 8 February 1917 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Tribal-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
Range | 1,460 nmi (2,700 km; 1,680 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 72 |
Armament | 5 × QF 12-pounder guns,[2] 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
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