HMS Louis (1913)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Louis and HMS Talisman.
HMS Louis was a Laforey-class destroyer built for the British Royal Navy during the 1910s. She participated in the Dardanelles campaign, during which she was wrecked in Suvla Bay in 1915.
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HMS Louis | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Louis |
Namesake | Sir Thomas Louis |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Launched | 30 December 1913 |
Fate | Wrecked 31 October 1915 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Laforey-class destroyer |
Displacement | 965–1,010 long tons (980–1,026 t) |
Length | 268 ft 10 in (81.94 m) o/a |
Beam | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 Shafts; 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Range | 1,720 nmi (3,190 km; 1,980 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 74 |
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