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s steering gear and radio equipment damaged before the German ships broke off the engagement. After about 45 minutes, a second group of German torpedo boats approached.
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or carrying out towing operations, but as the war continued and the threat from German submarines grew, became increasingly involved in anti-submarine duties.
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468:. On 10 February a force of 25 German torpedo boats of the 2nd, 6th and 9th Torpedo-boat flotillas set out on a sortie into the North Sea. While the
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armed with 4.7-inch guns, with two 3-pounder (47 mm) anti-aircraft guns also carried. The ship had a crew of 90 officers and other ranks.
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was ordered to remain underway in the vicinity of the buoy, while the other three ships steamed south-east and north-west. At about 22:50 hr,
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opened fire on the German ships, although her aft 4.7-inch gun jammed after the second round, before two torpedoes hit
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back towards the buoy, when what appeared to be the flashes of torpedoes being launched were spotted by
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rated at 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW), giving a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The
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class had a main armament of two 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns or two 4-inch (102 mm) guns, with
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Entwicklung und Kriegseinsätze von Zerstörern und Torpedobooten 1914 bis 1939
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on 6 November 1915. She was delivered to the Royal Navy on 18 December 1915, and was allocated the
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The ships of the 10 Sloop
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Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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Swept
Channels: Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
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as Yard No 497, and was launched on 6 November 1915. She was involved in a
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class was a slightly enlarged and improved derivative of the previous
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s officer of the watch, who turned the sloop away at full speed with
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was one of the first nine ships of her class ordered on 6 July 1915.
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during the night of 10 February 1916, when she was encountered by a
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Admiralty Regrets: British Warship Losses of the 20th Century
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Monograph No. 31: Home Waters Part VI.: October 1915 to May 1916
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joined the newly established 10th Sloop
Flotilla, consisting of
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had been warned of the German operation by the codebreakers of
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Development 1906–1922
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366:was 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) normal. Two
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260:. She had a brief career, serving during the
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956:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
894:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
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909:Dittmar, F. J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972).
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1711:World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea
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464:to continue sweeping a channel in the
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135:267 ft 9 in (81.61 m)
129:255 ft 3 in (77.80 m)
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480:to mark the progress of the sweep.
148:33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
429:-class sloops, on commissioning.
156:11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
14:
979:. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing.
960:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
850:Naval Staff Monograph No. 31 1926
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303:with the loss of 56 of her crew.
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166:1 Ă— 4-cylinder triple expansion
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951:. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
407:D. and W. Henderson and Company
350:and 255 ft (77.72 m)
346:was 268 ft (81.69 m)
269:D. and W. Henderson and Company
69:D. and W. Henderson and Company
119:1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
1:
913:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
372:triple expansion steam engine
370:fed steam to a four-cylinder
362:of 11 ft (3.35 m).
16:Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
565:Together with the following
434:Battle of Dogger Bank (1916)
650:Dittmar & Colledge 1972
547:Distinguished Service Order
192:(31 km/h; 20 mph)
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1721:Maritime incidents in 1916
911:British Warships 1914–1919
444:(leader of the flotilla),
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947:Dorling, Taprell (1935).
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671:Gardiner & Gray 1985
621:Gardiner & Gray 1985
609:Gardiner & Gray 1985
488:was leading was leading
386:Construction and service
888:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
293:A brief action followed
95:General characteristics
541:s commanding officer,
352:between perpendiculars
224:QF 4.7-inch Mk IV guns
90:Sunk, 10 February 1916
1325:Royal Australian Navy
928:Fock, Harald (1989).
866:Brown, D. K. (2010).
825:, pp. 75, 77–79
727:Scottish Built Ships
543:Lieutenant-Commander
1706:Arabis-class sloops
1561:Hedwig von Wissmann
975:Kemp, Paul (1999).
368:cylindrical boilers
635:, pp. 136–137
413:shipyard, and was
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549:for this action.
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295:which led to the
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267:She was built by
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1674:January 1916
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403:yard number
281:Dogger Bank
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1716:1915 ships
1700:Categories
1687:March 1916
1603:Marechiaro
1523:Shipwrecks
1341:Marguerite
1299:Wallflower
1278:Snapdragon
1243:Pentstemon
1222:Nasturtium
1208:Mignonette
1201:Marguerite
1138:Delphinium
1124:Cornflower
1059:Royal Navy
860:References
683:Brown 2010
633:Brown 2010
297:torpedoing
258:Royal Navy
209:Complement
161:Propulsion
21:HMS Arabis
1634:Alcantara
1593:Leicester
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1474:RepĂşblica
1411:Cassiopée
1397:Bellatrix
1369:Aldébaran
1180:Hydrangea
1166:Gladiolus
1117:Celandine
1110:Campanula
1103:Buttercup
1075:Amaryllis
838:Kemp 1999
787:Fock 1989
596:Citations
568:Aubrietia
498:Buttercup
486:Buttercup
466:North Sea
441:Buttercup
399:laid down
354:, with a
178:1 Ă— screw
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1334:Geranium
1306:Wistaria
1285:Valerian
1271:Rosemary
1215:Myosotis
1159:Geranium
1096:Berberis
1089:Asphodel
723:"Arabis"
478:dan buoy
415:launched
285:flotilla
228:2 Ă— 1 -
217:Armament
79:Launched
1557:9 Feb:
1547:8 Feb:
1531:1 Feb:
1418:Regulus
1390:Antares
1292:Verbena
1264:Primula
1250:Petunia
1229:Nigella
1187:Lobelia
1173:Godetia
1152:Gentian
1145:Genista
1068:Alyssum
733:22 July
575:Anchusa
509:Alyssum
494:Alyssum
474:Room 40
451:Alyssum
411:Glasgow
405:497 at
360:draught
273:Glasgow
256:of the
246:was an
232:AA guns
174:boilers
153:Draught
73:Glasgow
65:Builder
35:History
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1572:Arabis
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391:Arabis
380:Arabis
376:Arabis
344:Arabis
330:sloops
327:-class
325:Azalea
320:-class
318:Acacia
313:Arabis
307:Design
301:Arabis
289:German
251:-class
249:Arabis
243:Arabis
124:Length
107:-class
105:Arabis
59:Arabis
1641:Greif
1446:Teseo
1404:Rigel
1376:Algol
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1236:Pansy
1194:Lupin
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197:Range
190:knots
185:Speed
110:sloop
1670:1917
1662:1916
1654:1915
1639:SMS
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222:2 Ă—
145:Beam
131:p.p.
87:Fate
57:HMS
54:Name
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