HMS Laverock (1913)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Laverock
Builder	Yarrow & Company
Laid down	24 July 1912
Launched	19 November 1913
Completed	October 1914
Fate	Sold and broken up May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Laforey-class destroyer
Displacement	965–1,010 long tons (980–1,026 t) normal; 1,150–1,300 long tons (1,170–1,320 t) deep load;
Length	268 ft 10 in (81.94 m) oa
Beam	27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion	3 × Yarrow boilers, Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement	73
Armament	3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns; 1 × QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II; 2 × twin tubes for 21 in torpedoes;

HMS Laverock was a Laforey-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1913 and entered service in October 1914. Laverock served through the First World War, operating with the Harwich Force and in the English Channel. She was sold for scrap in 1921.

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