HMS Douglas
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Douglas |
| Ordered | July 1916 |
| Builder | Cammell Laird |
| Laid down | 30 June 1917 |
| Launched | 20 February 1918 |
| Commissioned | 2 September 1918 |
| Out of service | Paid off into reserve, February 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap on 20 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admiralty type destroyer leader |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 332 ft 6 in (101.35 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Installed power | 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 36.5 kn (42.0 mph; 67.6 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (5,800 mi; 9,300 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 164-183 |
| Armament | |
HMS Douglas was an Admiralty type flotilla leader (also known as the Scott-class) of the British Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird, Douglas commissioned in 1918, just before the end of the First World War. During the Second World War, Douglas served with Force H out of Gibraltar and as a convoy escort. She was sold for scrap in March 1945.