For other ships of the same name, see HMS Goldfinch.
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Goldfinch |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow |
| Launched: | 12 July 1910 |
| Fate: |
Wrecked, 19 February 1915 broken up for scrap, April 1919 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Acorn-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 772 long tons (784 t) |
| Length: | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Beam: | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Installed power: | 13,500 shp (10,100 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Parsons Steam turbines 4 × Yarrow boilers 2 × shafts |
| Speed: | 27 kn (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Complement: | 72 |
| Armament: | 2 × BL 4 in (100 mm)/40 cal Mark VIII guns, 2 × QF 12 pdr (5.4 kg) 12 cwt Mark I guns, 2 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Goldfinch was an Acorn-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1910. She was wrecked in fog on Start Point, Sanday, one of the northern Orkney Isles, on the night of 18–19 February 1915. She was broken up for scrap in April 1919.
References[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- "Acorn Class". History of the World's Navies. http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acorn_class.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
External links[]
The original article can be found at HMS Goldfinch (1910) and the edit history here.