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HMS Meteor (1914)

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523:, they managed to successfully report the German's strength and course before being ordered to pull back and take up station ahead of the British line as Beatty's battlecruisers came into gun range of the German ships. At about 09:20, German destroyers appeared to be preparing a torpedo attack, and the British destroyers were ordered ahead of the line in order to prevent such an attack. Only the M-class destroyers had sufficient speed to respond and slowly draw ahead of the British battlecruisers, but no attack by German destroyers followed. Later, at about 11:00, an emergency turn to avoid a non-existent German submarine and misinterpretation of signals from 54: 2312: 1454: 514:. On sighting the British, Hipper ordered his ships to head south-east to escape the British, who set off in pursuit. Being the fastest destroyers available to the British, the seven M-class were sent ahead to report the strength of the German forces. Although briefly forced to turn away by fire from the 366:
rated at 26,500 shaft horsepower (19,800 kW), giving a design speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Up to 202 tons of oil could be carried, giving an endurance of 1,540 nautical miles (2,850 km; 1,770 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's crew consisted of 82
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dispersed from their patrol positions after hearing the noise of the engagement, allowing the German ships to slip through. One German straggler,
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was mined on 13 March 1917, but had returned to operations with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla by July 1917. On the night of 13/14 July 1917,
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was one of seven M-class destroyers sailing with the Harwich Force. The British and German Forces met on the morning of 24 January in the
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On the night of 23/24 January 1917, the Harwich Force was ordered to intercept a German destroyer flotilla that was being transferred to
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continued to carry out minelaying operations for the rest of the war, laying magnetic mines off Ostend during August 1918. In total,
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Endless Story: Being an account of the work of the Destroyers, Flotilla-Leaders, Torpedo-Boats and Patrol Boats in the Great War
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on 25–25 March 1916. Only two out of five seaplanes dispatched returned, reporting that the Zeppelin base was in fact at
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but was hit by a shell in the forward boiler room which knocked her out of action, killing four and wounding two.
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McBride, Keith (1991). "British 'M' Class Destroyers of 1913–14". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
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heavily damaged, but the Germans managed to escape, and the British destroyers, including
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was eventually overwhelmed by British shells and torpedoes, sinking at 12:10, while
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s commander, Dr. Pfeiffer, threw overboard a number of documents and secret codes.
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on 24 July 1914 and completed in September 1914 at a contract price of £127,060.
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as part of the 1913–14 construction programme for the Royal Navy. The two ships,
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approached the German ship for boarding and inspection it was observed that
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As well as the two Thornycroft ships, "specials" were also ordered from
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Friedman states that the conversion allowed 38 mines to be carried.
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was converted to a minelayer, being capable of carrying 40 mines.
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McBride lists a displacement of 980 long tons (1,000 t) for
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encountered a British destroyer patrol and sank the destroyer
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On 23 January 1915, the German battlecruisers under Admiral
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compared with 985 long tons (1,001 t) for sister ship
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was taking part in a regular patrol with the light cruiser
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took part along with three other destroyers (including
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led three other destroyers in a torpedo attack against
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was seized by the British as a spy ship and renamed SS
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launched an unsuccessful air attack against a German
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caused the British battlecruisers to concentrate on
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(1985). 506:were sent out to intercept the German force. 291:was one of a pair of destroyers ordered from 8: 2420:World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom 860: 858: 723:laid 1082 mines during the First World War. 479:, and sent out the Battlecruiser Force from 2384:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy 375:torpedo tubes in two twin mounts. In 1917, 2322: 1464: 1435: 1421: 1413: 1398:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. 832: 830: 371:mounted on the ships centreline, and four 19:For other ships with the same name, see 803: 740: 1263:Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). 230:QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns 27: 1295:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 707:struck a mine and was badly damaged. 50: 7: 1389:. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1258:. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1230:The Dover Patrol 1915–1917: Vol. I 917:Thomas E Beam, Linette Sparacino. 898:. battleships-cruisers.co.uk. 2009 369:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV guns 173:10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) 165:27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) 14: 1314:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 1247:. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 973:Naval Staff Monograph No. 24 1924 919:Military Medical Ethics, Volume 2 438:. The force soon intercepted the 276:saw extensive service throughout 2310: 1452: 600:was rammed and badly damaged by 586:base believed to be at Hoyer in 52: 31: 1286:. London: Hodder and Stoughton. 568:was part of the escort for the 117:Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921 2405:Thornycroft M-class destroyers 1233:. London: Hutchinson & Co. 852:Gardiner and Grey 1985, p. 76. 815:Gardiner and Grey 1985, p. 77. 622:also collided, badly damaging 394:1914–1917. On 17 October 1914 1: 1267:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. 1078:Corbett 1920, pp. 97–98, 101. 715:in the winter of 1917–1918. 699:) in laying a minefield off 268:that served in the British 237:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk.II 1252:Corbett, Julian S. (1923). 943:"Hold German Hospital Ship" 16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy 2436: 2410:Ships built in Southampton 1329:Massie, Robert K. (2007). 1265:British Warships 1914–1919 1184:Dorling 1932, pp. 375–378. 1122:Corbett 1923, pp. 290–296. 1113:Corbett 1923, pp. 127–128. 1069:Massie 2007, pp. 4010–402. 440:German hospital ship  343:of 10 feet (3.05 m). 18: 2379: 2356: 1333:. London: Vintage Books. 1291:Friedman, Norman (2009). 1282:Dorling, Taprell (1932). 1051:Massie 2007, pp. 389–390. 1015:Massie 2007, pp. 375–380. 703:, during which operation 606:and eventually had to be 357:Yarrow three-drum boilers 321:shipyard on 17 May 1913, 293:Thornycroft & Company 202:35 kn (65 km/h) 121: 80:Thornycroft & Company 45: 30: 1394:Smith, Peter C. (2005). 1131:Newbolt 1928, pp. 73–79. 1060:Corbett 1920, pp. 95–97. 1042:Corbett 1920, pp. 91–92. 1033:Corbett 1920, pp. 88–89. 1006:Corbett 1920, pp. 84–86. 896:"Destroyers Before 1918" 673:Sixth Destroyer Flotilla 154:274 ft (84 m) 873:Smith 2005, pp. 22, 26. 562:10th Destroyer Flotilla 483:, commanded by Admiral 122:General characteristics 1193:Smith 2005, pp. 30–31. 882:Friedman 2009, p. 155. 864:Friedman 2009, p. 296. 824:Friedman 2009, p. 308. 610:, while the cruisers 512:Battle of Dogger Bank 2244:Yarrow Later M class 1024:Massie 2007, p. 385. 836:McBride 1991, p. 44. 404:(flying the flag of 2327:Thornycroft M class 2318:Royal Canadian Navy 2106:Thornycroft M class 1149:Bacon 1918, p. 620. 1140:Bacon 1918, p. 629. 263:Thornycroft M-class 131:Thornycroft M-class 1444:M-class destroyers 1239:Corbett, Julian S. 1211:Smith 2005, p. 95. 1202:Smith 2005, p. 88. 975:, pp. 120–122 951:The New York Times 679:in February 1917. 588:Schleswig-Holstein 232:, mounting P Mk.IX 2392: 2391: 2352: 2351: 2304: 2303: 1469:Admiralty M class 1340:978-0-099-52378-9 1302:978-1-84832-049-9 988:. uboat.net. 2009 665:before escaping. 495:Reginald Tyrwhitt 406:Reginald Tyrwhitt 317:at Thornycroft's 253: 252: 109:15 September 1914 2427: 2323: 2316: 2314: 2313: 2079:Hawthorn M class 1465: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1437: 1430: 1423: 1414: 1409: 1390: 1376: 1374: 1363: 1344: 1325: 1306: 1287: 1278: 1259: 1248: 1234: 1212: 1209: 1203: 1200: 1194: 1191: 1185: 1182: 1176: 1175: 1173: 1171: 1156: 1150: 1147: 1141: 1138: 1132: 1129: 1123: 1120: 1114: 1111: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1100: 1085: 1079: 1076: 1070: 1067: 1061: 1058: 1052: 1049: 1043: 1040: 1034: 1031: 1025: 1022: 1016: 1013: 1007: 1004: 998: 997: 995: 993: 982: 976: 970: 964: 963: 961: 959: 947: 939: 933: 932: 914: 908: 907: 905: 903: 892: 883: 880: 874: 871: 865: 862: 853: 850: 837: 834: 825: 822: 816: 813: 792: 789: 783: 770: 764: 745: 570:seaplane carrier 516:armoured cruiser 469:Franz von Hipper 455: 430:in the Southern 390:served with the 373:21 inch (533 mm) 359:fed two sets of 307:Admiralty design 243:21 inch (533 mm) 60: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 2435: 2434: 2430: 2429: 2428: 2426: 2425: 2424: 2395: 2394: 2393: 2388: 2375: 2348: 2311: 2309: 2300: 2238: 2155: 2100: 2073: 1453: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1406: 1393: 1379: 1372: 1366: 1360: 1347: 1341: 1328: 1322: 1309: 1303: 1290: 1281: 1275: 1262: 1251: 1237: 1225:Bacon, Reginald 1223: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1206: 1201: 1197: 1192: 1188: 1183: 1179: 1169: 1167: 1166:: 13. 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Index

HMS Meteor

Thornycroft & Company
Southampton
Thornycroft M-class
destroyer
tons
o/a
steam turbines
QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns
QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk.II
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Thornycroft M-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
World War I
Thornycroft & Company
Mastiff
Admiralty design
laid down
Southampton
launched
long overall
beam
draught
Displacement
long tons
t
Yarrow three-drum boilers

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