HMS Goshawk (1911)

HMS Goshawk depicted on a pre-World War I postcard
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Goshawk
BuilderWilliam Beardmore & Company, Dalmuir
Yard number501
Launched18 October 1911
FateSold 4 November 1921
General characteristics
Class & typeAcheron-class destroyer
Displacement990 tons
Length75 m (246 ft)
Beam7.8 m (26 ft)
Draught2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Propulsion
  • Three Parsons Steam Turbines
  • Three Yarrow boilers (oil fired)
  • 13,500 shp
Speed27 kn (50 km/h)
Complement70
Armament

HMS Goshawk was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the sixth Royal Navy ship to be named after the bird of prey, Accipiter gentilis.