HMS Myrtle (1915)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Myrtle
Builder	Lobnitz, Renfrew
Yard number	No 806
Launched	11 October 1915
Completed	November 1915
Fate	Hit a mine on 16 July 1919
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p/p; 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a;
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine; 2 × cylindrical boilers; 1 screw;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) with max. 260 tons of coal
Complement	79 men
Armament	2 × 1 – QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 – 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. A few had no 3-pounders.

HMS Myrtle was an Azalea-class sloop that was part of a Royal Navy squadron that was sent to assist the Baltic States and their fight for independence. While clearing naval mines on 16 July 1919 both Myrtle and HMS Gentian hit mines and sank. The two blasts killed nine sailors.

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