HMS Plover (1916)

HMS Plover was a Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the previous L-class, capable of higher speed. Launched on 3 March 1916 by Hawthorn Leslie on the River Tyne, the vessel served as part of the Grand Fleet. Plover was based at Scapa Flow and took part in sorties in response to German submarine activity. After an uneventful war, the destroyer was placed in reserve and decommissioned, being sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921.

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

Sister ship HMS Pasley
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Plover
NamesakePlover
OrderedSeptember 1914
BuilderHawthorn Leslie, Hebburn
Laid down14 July 1915
Launched3 March 1916
Completed2 June 1916
Out of service9 May 1921
FateSold to be broken up
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 994 long tons (1,010 t) normal
  • 1,028 long tons (1,044 t) full load
Length265 ft (80.8 m)
Beam26 ft 7 in (8.1 m)
Draught8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 Parsons steam turbines, 25,000 shp (19,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (39.1 mph; 63.0 km/h)
Range3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement76
Armament
  • 3 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns (3×1)
  • 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun (1×1)
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×2)
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