For the air station formerly known as HMS Bruce, see RNAS Crail (HMS Jackdaw).
Early 20th century Royal Navy ship
HMS Bruce
History
United Kingdom
Name
HMS Bruce
Namesake
Robert the Bruce
Ordered
April 1916
Builder
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down
12 May 1917
Launched
26 February 1918
Commissioned
29 May 1918
Fate
Sunk as target off the Isle of Wight, 22 November 1939
General characteristics
Class and type
Admiralty type destroyer leader
Displacement
1,801 long tons (1,830 t)
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 ihp (30,000 kW)
Propulsion
2 × steam engines
2 × shafts
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
5 × BL 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk I guns
6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
HMS Bruce was the second of eight Admiralty type flotilla leaders of the Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird, Bruce was commissioned on 29 May 1918. During the First World War, she served with the 10th Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich. After the end of the war, Bruce spent several years in reserve at British ports, before spending almost 10 years based on the China Station. She was withdrawn from use because of her poor condition, and was sunk as a target ship on 22 November 1939.
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