HMS Maori (1909)

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Maori
Builder: William Denny & Brothers
Launched: 24 May 1909
Fate: Mined 7 May 1915
General characteristics
Class and type: Tribal-class destroyer
Length: 255 ft (78 m)
Beam: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Draught: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Speed: 33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Armament: 2 × 4 in (102 mm)
2 × single 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Maori was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1909 and sunk in 1915. During the First World War, she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla. She struck a mine in the North Sea on 7 May 1915 off Zeebrugge, Belgium, and sank.

References

  • HMS Maori - Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels


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