HMS Abercrombie (F109)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Abercrombie
Ordered	4 April 1941
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle upon Tyne
Laid down	26 April 1941
Launched	31 March 1942
Commissioned	5 May 1943
Fate	Scrapped at Barrow 24 December 1954
General characteristics
Class and type	Roberts class monitor
Displacement	7,850 long tons (7,980 t)
Length	373 ft 3 in (113.77 m) oa
Beam	89 ft 9 in (27.36 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power	4,800 shp (3,600 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Parsons steam turbines; 2 × boilers; 2 × shafts;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement	350
Armament	2 × 15-inch/42 Mk 1 guns (1x2); 8 × 4 in (100 mm) AA guns (4x2); 16 × 2-pounder "pom-pom"s (1x8, 2x4); 20 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns;
Armour	Turret: 13 in (33 cm); Barbette: 8 in (20 cm); Belt: 4–5 in (10–13 cm);

HMS Abercrombie was a Royal Navy Roberts-class monitor of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after General Sir Ralph Abercrombie.

Abercrombie was built by Vickers Armstrong, Tyne. She was laid down on 26 April 1941, launched on 31 March 1942 and completed on 5 May 1943. She used a 15-inch gun turret originally built as a spare for Furious. (Although Furious was designed to be fitted with two single 18-inch gun turrets, twin 15-inch turrets were constructed as a stand-by in case the 18-inch turret proved to be unsuccessful.)

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