HMS Nestor (1915)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nestor
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Laid down	15 May 1915
Launched	22 December 1915
Completed	29 April 1916
Fate	Sunk, 31 May 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement	994 long tons (1,010 t) standard; 1,042 long tons (1,059 t) full load;
Length	269 ft (82 m)
Beam	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught	8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) mean; 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) maximum;
Propulsion	3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	237–298 tons fuel oil
Complement	80
Armament	3 × QF 4 in (100 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX; 3 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II; 2 × twin 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

HMS Nestor, launched on 22 December 1915, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer. She served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet and was sunk on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. The Wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nestor
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Laid down	15 May 1915
Launched	22 December 1915
Completed	29 April 1916
Fate	Sunk, 31 May 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement	994 long tons (1,010 t) standard 1,042 long tons (1,059 t) full load
Length	269 ft (82 m)
Beam	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught	8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) mean 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) maximum
Propulsion	3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	237–298 tons fuel oil
Complement	80
Armament	3 × QF 4 in (100 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX 3 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II 2 × twin 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes