HMS Crusader (1909)
 HMS Crusader
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Crusader |
| Builder | J S White |
| Launched | 20 March 1909 |
| Honours and awards | Belgian Coast, 1914-16 |
| Fate | Sold for Scrap 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tribal-class destroyer |
| Length | 255 ft (78 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed | 33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
| Armament | 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Crusader was a
First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla. Following the War she was sold for scrap to Thos. W. Ward
on 30 June 1920 for scrapping at Preston.
References
- HMS Crusader, Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels
- HMS Crusader Battle Honours
Publications
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
- ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. London: Putnam & Co. OCLC 6470051.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
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