HMS Snowdrop (1915)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Azalea-class sloop |
| Name: | HMS Snowdrop |
| Builder: | McMillan |
| Launched: | 7 October 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up on 15 January 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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: |
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Snowdrop.
HMS Snowdrop was an Azalea-class sloop of the Royal Navy.
Career
Snowdrop was built at the yards of McMillan, and was launched on 7 October 1915. She served during the First World War. In 1918 she rescued the survivors from the liner RMS Carpathia, which had been torpedoed and sunk by U-55. Also that year she took the American destroyer USS Cassin in tow, after the Cassin had been damaged by U-61.
Snowdrop survived the war and continued in service until being sold for breaking up on 15 January 1923 to the Unity Ship Breaking Company.
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.
