HMAS Marguerite was an Arabis-class sloop laid down for the Royal Navy by Dunlop Bremner & Company at Port Glasgow in Scotland in July 1915 and launched on 23 November 1915. She was transferred to Australia in 1919 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 17 January 1920, as HMAS Marguerite. After being paid off on 23 July 1929 she was sunk as a target on 1 August 1935.[1]

HMAS Marguerite in 1920
HMAS Marguerite in 1920
History
United Kingdom
NameMarguerite
BuilderDunlop Bremner & Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland
Laid downJuly 1915
Launched23 November 1915
FateTransferred to Australia, 1919
Australia
NameMarguerite
Acquired1919
Commissioned17 January 1920
Decommissioned23 July 1929
FateSunk as a target, 1 August 1935
General characteristics
Class and typeArabis-class sloop
Displacement1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length
  • 255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p/p
  • 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 260 tons of coal
Complement79
Armament2 × 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Marguerite". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2020.


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