HMS Orby (1918)

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

Builder's model, Thomson Collection of Ship Models on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Orby
Builder: Swan Hunter
Launched: 22 October 1918
Fate: Sold for scrapping on 15 November 1922
General characteristics
Class and type: 24-class sloop
Displacement: 1,320 long tons (1,341 t) standard
Length:
  • 258 ft (79 m) p/p
  • 267 ft 6 in (81.53 m) o/a
Beam: 35 ft (11 m)
Draught: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion:
  • 4-cylinder triple expansion engine, 2,500 ihp
  • 2 cylindrical boilers
  • 1 screw
Speed: 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Range: 260 tons of coal
Complement: 82
Armament:

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


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