HMS Abercrombie (1915)

	Abercombie off Gallipoli in July 1915
History
United Kingdom
Name	Abercrombie
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	472
Laid down	12 December 1914
Launched	15 April 1915
Completed	29 May 1915
Commissioned	1 May 1915
Decommissioned	May 1919
Honours and; awards	Dardanelles 1915
Fate	Sold 25 June 1927 and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Abercrombie-class monitor
Displacement	6,150 long tons (6,250 t)
Length	334.5 ft (102.0 m) oa; 320 ft (98 m) pp;
Beam	90 ft (27 m)
Draught	10.2 ft (3.1 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft quadruple expansion reciprocating steam
Speed	6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
Complement	198
Armament	(as built) :; 2 × 14-inch (356 mm)/45 caliber guns; 2 × 12-pounder (3-inch) guns; 1 × 3-pounder anti-aircraft gun; 1 × 2-pounder AA gun; (1918) :; 2 × 14-inch (356 mm)/45 caliber guns; 1 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns; 2 × 12-pounder AA guns; 1 × 3-in AA gun; 1 × 3-pounder AA gun; 1 × 2-pounder AA gun;
Armour	Belt: 4 in (102 mm); Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm); Barbette: 8 in (203 mm); Turret: 10 in (254 mm); Deck: 2–1 in (51–25 mm);
Aviation facilities	Fitted to carry a seaplane

HMS Abercrombie was a First World War Royal Navy Abercrombie-class monitor.

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