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Attack:
The HMS Attack was an Acheron Class Destroyer (re-designated as "I" Class in 1913) built by Yarrow & Company, Scotstoun, Glasgow and launched on 12 December, 1911.
On 30 December, 1917 she came to the assistance of the HMT Aragon which had been torpedoed by the German U-Boat UC-34 (Horst Obermuller) at the entrance to the Alexandria Harbor (see HMT Aragon). While rescuing personnel from the Aragon, she was also torpedoed and cut in half, and quickly sank.
The ship now lies on the bottom near the wreck of the HMT Aragon approximately 10-miles outside the entrance to the Alexandria Harbor at 31.18N/29.49E in approximately 44-meters of water.
Technical characteristics:
Ship Type: Destroyer, Builder's "I"-Class Nationality: British Launched: 12 December 1911 Builder: Yarrow & Company, Scotstoun, Glasgow Tonnage: 770 grt Lentgh: 77-meters Width: 8-meters Draught: 2.7-meters Propulsion: 3 Yarrow oil-fired boilers, 3 shaft Parsons Turbines, 15,000 bhp, 29 knts. Compliment: 72 Armament: 2 x BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) L/40 MK VIII Guns, mounting P Mk V 2 x QF 12-Pounder, 12 cwt naval guns, mounting P Mk I 2 x single-tube for 21-inch torpedoes |
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