HMS Manly (1914)

HMS Manly was a Yarrow M-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. Built by the Scottish shipbuilder Yarrow between 1913 and 1914, Manly served during the First World War. She formed part of the Harwich Force in the early years of the war, and then later in the English Channel as part of the Dover Patrol taking part in the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918. She survived the war, and was sold for scrap in 1920.

Aerial view of HMS Manly
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Manly
BuilderYarrow, Scotstoun
Laid down12 May 1913
Launched12 October 1914
CompletedNovember 1914
FateSold October 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeYarrow M-class destroyer
Displacement993 long tons (1,009 t) deep load
Length269 ft 6 in (82.14 m) oa
Beam25 ft 7+12 in (7.81 m)
Draught10 ft 8+12 in (3.26 m)
Installed power23,000 shp (17,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3× Yarrow boilers
  • Brown-Curtis steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
Speed35 kn (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement76
Armament
  • 3 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
  • 2 × 2-pounder (40 mm) guns
  • 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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