Sollum 1920
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Sollum (ex-Syringa) | Workman Clark, Belfast, UK | 1917 | 29/9/1917 | 1917 // 3/1920 | sunk 31/1/1941 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1290 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1493 |
|
Length, m |
80.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.7 |
|
Draught, m |
3.50 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 130 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I |
|
Complement |
77 |
Ship project history: FormerBritish escort sloop Syringa of Anchusa class, transferred to Egypt 31/3/1920. Really mostly she served unarmed. She was used as patrol, lighthouse tender and transport vessel.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 31/1/1941, following to Tobruk, at evasion from attacks of German aircraft Sollum ran a underwater rock at Sidi-Barrani and sank.
Sollum 1927
Thanks to Chris Latour (www.supremeruler.com) for fixing an erroneous data on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011