HMS Scourge (1910)

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HMS Scourge at sea 1914
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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Scorpion
Builder R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company [1]
Launched11 February 1910 [1]
FateSold for scrap, 9 May 1921 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type Beagle-class destroyer
Displacement860–940 long tons (874–955 t)
Length275 ft (84 m)
Beam27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power12,500 hp (9,300 kW)
PropulsionCoal-fired boilers, 2 or 3 shaft steam turbines
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement96
Armament

HMS Scourge was a Beagle-class destroyer, launched in 1910 and served in the Royal Navy. In 1913 she was transferred to the Third Destroyer Flotilla. [2] She was used during the Gallipoli campaign to help transfer regiments to the shore at Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay. Subsequently, she assisted in the rescue of survivors from the sinking of HMHS Britannic.

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Construction and result

Scourge was built by the Hawthorn Leslie and Company, and launched on 11 February 1910. She was 84 metres long and 8.4 metres wide. She had three funnels and three propellers, which enabled her to sail at speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).

Gallipoli landings of WW1

HMS Scourge towing troops to the shore during the landing at Anzac Cove, 25 April 1915 HMS Scourge towing boats Anzac landing 1915.jpg
HMS Scourge towing troops to the shore during the landing at Anzac Cove, 25 April 1915

At Suvla Bay on 6–7 August 1915, Scourge worked with five other Beagle destroyers as well as a Portuguese destroyer to tow troop landing craft to the shore. [3]

Assistance with the HMHS Britannic

The survivors from the HMHS Britannic (including medical personnel and crew members) aboard HMS Scourge Britannic's survivors.jpg
The survivors from the HMHS Britannic (including medical personnel and crew members) aboard HMS Scourge

HMS Scourge assisted after the sinking of the hospital ship HMHS Britannic while cruising through the Mediterranean. She received SOS and CQD from the Kea Channel; steamed towards the location. Scourge picked up 339 survivors and the rest rowed to land on Kea Island, or got picked up by other ships afterwards.This Event happened during World War 1

Fate

HMS Scourge was sold on 9 May 1921 and scrapped at Briton Ferry. [1]

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