HMS Melampus (1914)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Melampus and Greek ship Chios.
Chios was a Medea-class destroyer laid down for the Greek Navy by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan in 1914. She was launched as 16 December 1914 and completed for service in the Royal Navy as HMS Melampus on 29 June 1915.[1] On 16 April 1917 she accidentally rammed and sank the C-class submarine C16. She was sold for breaking up on 22 September 1921.
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Name | HMS Melampus |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
Laid down | 1914 |
Launched | 16 December 1914 |
Completed | 29 June 1915 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up, 22 September 1921 |
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Class and type | Medea-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,040 long tons (1,060 t) |
Length | 273 ft 6 in (83.36 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Endurance | 270 tons oil |
Complement | 80 |
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