HMS Scourge (1910)

HMS Scourge was a Beagle-class destroyer, launched in 1910 and served in the Royal Navy.

[2] She was used during the Gallipoli campaign to help transfer regiments to the shore at Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay.

Scourge was built by the Hawthorn Leslie and Company, and launched on 11 February 1910.

She had three funnels and three propellers, which enabled her to sail at speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).

[3] HMS Scourge assisted after the sinking of the hospital ship HMHS Britannic while cruising through the Aegean during the Gallipoli operations.

HMS Scourge towing troops to the shore during the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915
The survivors from HMHS Britannic (including medical personnel and crew members) aboard HMS Scourge