HMS Snowdrop (1915)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Snowdrop
Builder	McMillann
Launched	7 October 1915
Decommissioned	15 January 1923
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 15 January 1923
General characteristics
Class & type	Azalea-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p.p.; 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a;
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine; 2 × cylindrical boilers; 1 × propeller;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with maximum load of fuel
Capacity	260 short tons (240 t) of coal (maximum)
Complement	79 men
Armament	2 × 1 - QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. A few had no 3-pounders.

HMS Snowdrop was an Azalea-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during the First World War. Snowdrop survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1923.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Snowdrop
Builder	McMillann
Launched	7 October 1915
Decommissioned	15 January 1923
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 15 January 1923
General characteristics
Class & type	Azalea-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p.p. 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine 2 × cylindrical boilers 1 × propeller
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with maximum load of fuel
Capacity	260 short tons (240 t) of coal (maximum)
Complement	79 men
Armament	2 × 1 - QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. A few had no 3-pounders.