HMS Mohawk (1907)

HMS Mohawk was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1907 and sold for scrap in 1919.

HMS Mohawk on trials in 1907
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Mohawk
BuilderJ S White
Laid down1 May 1906
Launched15 March 1907
CompletedJune 1908
FateSold for scrap 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeTribal-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 865 long tons (879 t) normal
  • 950 long tons (970 t) deep load
Length276 ft 0 in (84.12 m) oa
Beam25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
Draught8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Propulsion
  • 6 × White-Foster boilers
  • Steam turbines, 3 shafts
  • 14,500 shp (10,800 kW)
Speed33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Complement74
Armament

During the First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla, being damaged by a mine in 1915 and fighting in the Battle of Dover Strait in 1916.

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