HMS Abercrombie
Ship Number
472
Vessel Type
Monitor
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
2
Launch Date
April 15, 1915
Delivered
May 29, 1915
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
6180 grt
BP Length
320 feet
Breadth
89-10 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
10 knots
Propulsion
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
HMS Abercrombie

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
Originally named HMS Admiral Farragut.
 
HMS Abercrombie was sold in 1927 and scrapped.
 
These four ships had been designed to carry seaplanes but did not carry them for very long as it was found that land based aircraft called do naval sea spotting more efficiently, also the aircraft which were fitted on top of the turret, had to be hoisted off and over the side, while the ships guns were used to protect the aircraft against blast damage. In September 1917 HMS Abercrombie experimented with a Sopwith Schneider