HMS Campbell (D60)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Campbell.
HMS Campbell was an Admiralty type flotilla leader (also known as the Scott-class) of the British Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird, Douglas commissioned in December 1918, just after the end of the First World War. During the Second World War, Campbell mainly served with as a convoy escort, particularly on the East Coast of the United Kingdom. She survived the war, and was sold for scrap in 1947.
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Name | HMS Campbell |
Ordered | April 1917 |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 10 November 1917 |
Launched | 21 September 1918 |
Commissioned | 21 December 1918 |
Fate | Sold February 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admiralty type destroyer leader |
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Length | 332 ft 6 in (101.35 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Installed power | 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) |
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Speed | 36.5 kn (42.0 mph; 67.6 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (5,800 mi; 9,300 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
Complement | 183 |
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