HMS Bergamot was an Anchusa-class sloop of the Royal Navy with one of the shortest careers of the First World War. Armstrong Whitworth laid her down on 1 January 1917, launched her on 5 May and delivered her in July. Only four weeks after commissioning she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-84 north-west of Killybegs on 13 August 1917 and broke in half, sinking in about four minutes. Her narrow beam relative to her length led the U-boat commander to suspect she was a decoy warship. Surgeon Robert Smith received the Albert Medal for saving injured shipmates after the explosion.
Facts
Connections
Exemplifies
Source HMS Bergamot (1917) (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source HMS Bergamot (1917) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Source HMS Bergamot (1917) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturerQuote, Lead, manufacturer
Built by Armstrong Whitworth
Originated In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.
Source HMS Bergamot (1917) (Wikipedia)Lead, country of originQuote, Lead, country of origin
an Anchusa-class sloop of the Royal Navy
Sources
1. HMS Bergamot (1917) (Wikipedia)
Lead
laid down on 1 January 1917, launched on 5 May, and commissioned on 14 July
Lead, status
she was sunk in the Atlantic 70 nautical miles (130 km) north-west of the harbour of Killybegs by the German submarine U-84
Lead, body style
Anchusa-class sloop of the Royal Navy
Lead, manufacturer
Built by Armstrong Whitworth
Lead, country of origin
an Anchusa-class sloop of the Royal Navy
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.