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HMS Donovan (1918)

For other ships of this name, see HMS Donovan.
History
RN EnsignUnited Kingdom
Name: HMS Donovan
Builder: Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company
Launched: 27 April 1918
Fate: Sold for scrapping on 15 November 1922
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,320 long tons (1,341 t) standard
Length:
  • 258 ft (79 m) p/p
  • 267 ft 6 in (81.53 m) o/a
Beam: 35 ft (11 m)
Draught: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion:
  • 4-cylinder triple expansion engine, 2,500 ihp
  • 2 cylindrical boilers
  • 1 screw
Speed: 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Range: 260 tons of coal
Complement: 82
Armament:

HMS Donovan was a Royal Navy 24 class sloop.

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.


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