HMS Arabis (1915)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Arabis-class sloop |
| Name: | HMS Arabis |
| Builder: | D & W Henderson Ltd, Glasgow |
| Launched: | 6 November 1915 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 10 February 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) |
| 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 steam engine 2 × cylindrical boilers 1 × screw |
| Speed: | 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,000 nmi (2,300 mi; 3,700 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) with max. 260 tons of coal |
| Complement: | 79 men |
| Armament: | 2 × 4 or 4.7 inch guns, 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm) AA guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Arabis.
HMS Arabis was an Arabis-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She had a brief career, serving during the First World War.
She was built by D & W Henderson Ltd, of Glasgow as Yard No 497, and was launched on 6 November 1915. She was involved in a minesweeping exercise off the Dogger Bank during the night of 10 February 1916, when she was encountered by a flotilla of German destroyers. A brief action followed which led to the torpedoing and sinking of Arabis with the loss of 56 of her crew.
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. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
