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HMS Orby (1918)

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Builder's model, Thomson Collection of Ship Models on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Orby
BuilderSwan Hunter
Launched22 October 1918
FateSold for scrapping on 15 November 1922
General characteristics
Class and type24-class sloop
Displacement1,320 long tons (1,341 t) standard
Length
  • 258 ft (79 m) p/p
  • 267 ft 6 in (81.53 m) o/a
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion
  • 4-cylinder triple expansion engine, 2,500 ihp
  • 2 cylindrical boilers
  • 1 screw
Speed17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Range260 tons of coal
Complement82
Armament

HMS Orby was a 24-class sloop of the British Royal Navy.

References

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  • 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.
  • "Naval Sloops". Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2009.