HMS Humber (1914)

	HMS Humber at Matruh, Western Egypt. Note additional 6-inch gun aft.
History
Brazil
Name	Javary
Builder	Vickers
Laid down	24 August 1912
Launched	17 June 1913
Out of service	8 August 1914
Fate	Sold to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Humber
Acquired	8 August 1914
Fate	Sold 17 September 1920 for use as a crane lighter
General characteristics
Class and type	Humber-class monitor
Displacement	1,260 long tons (1,280 t)
Length	266 ft 9 in (81.31 m)
Beam	49 ft (15 m)
Draught	5 ft 7.2 in (1.7 m)
Installed power	1,450 ihp (1,080 kW)
Propulsion	2 × triple expansion steam engines; 2 × Yarrow boilers; 2 × screws;
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament	2 × 6 in (150 mm) guns; 2 ×4.7 in (120 mm) howitzers; 4 × 3-pounder guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun;
Armour	Belt: 1.5–3 in (3.8–7.6 cm); Bulkheads: 1.5 in (3.8 cm); Barbette: 3.5 in (8.9 cm); Turret Face: 4 in (10 cm);

HMS Humber was a Humber-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Originally built by Vickers for Brazil as Javary, she was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 on the outbreak of the First World War along with her sister ships Severn and Mersey.

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