Beagle-class destroyer
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Not to be confused with Beagle-class sloop. For other uses, see G-class destroyer (disambiguation).
The Beagle class (officially redesignated as the G class in 1913) was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy, all ordered under the 1908-1909 programme and launched in 1909 and 1910. The Beagles served during World War I, particularly during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915.
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HMS Scourge at sea, 1914 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Beagle class (or G class) |
Builders | |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Tribal class |
Succeeded by | Acorn class |
Built | 1909 – 1910 |
In commission | 1910 – 1921 |
Completed | 16 |
Lost | 3 |
Scrapped | 13 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 860–940 long tons (874–955 t) |
Length | 275 ft (83.8 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Installed power | 12,500 hp (9,300 kW) |
Propulsion | Coal-fired boilers, 2 or 3 shaft steam turbines |
Speed | 27 knots (50.0 km/h; 31.1 mph) |
Complement | 96 |
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