HMS Phoebe (1916)

HMS Phoebe was an Admiralty M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. She took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918 and was sold for scrap in 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Phoebe.

History
United Kingdom
NamePhoebe
NamesakePhoebe
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Launched20 November 1916
CommissionedDecember 1916
FateSold for scrap, November 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement971 long tons (987 t) (normal)
Length273 ft 4 in (83.3 m) o/a
Beam26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Draught9 ft 8 in (2.9 m) (deep load)
Installed power
  • 4 × Yarrow boilers
  • 25,000 shp (19,000 kW)
Propulsion3 Shafts; 1 steam turbine
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement76
Armament
  • 3 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns
  • 2 × single 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
  • 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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