Scorpion 1939
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Scorpion | 1825 | White, Cowes | 20.12.1937 | 11.1938 | sunk 13.2.1942 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
700 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
63.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.6 |
|
Draught, m |
1.83 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
4500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 136 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V, 1 x 1 - 87/13 mountain howitzer Mk I, 2 õ 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 8 x 1 - 7.7/94 |
|
Complement |
93 |
Project history: Gunboat was designed for service in mouth of Yangtze, at the expense of a high freeboard and deep draught (for river gunboats standards) she had seaworthiness, sufficient for actions in coastal waters. The anti-submarine armament provided by the design became unique feature of Scorpion. (20 DC were projected but never carried)
Modernizations: None
Naval service: Scorpion 13.2.1942 was sunk by Japanese destroyers.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Scorpion 1939
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