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and took her in tow. Shells were falling all round them during this operation, which, however, was successfully accomplished. During the heavy weather of the ensuing night the tow parted twice, but was resecured. The two struggled on together until 1pm 1st June, when
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was transferred to tugs. I consider the performances of these two destroyers to be gallant in the extreme, and I am recommending Lieutenant-Commander J. C. Tovey of
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British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
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against British rule broke out in Ireland. Two infantry brigades were ordered from Liverpool to Dublin to reinforce the British forces, with
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and was badly damaged, with her speed reduced to 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Tovey pressed home the attack against first a
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The Beatty Papers, vol. 1, B.McL. Ranft, ed, Navy Records Society, 1989, p 323
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on 15 February 1916 and completed in April 1916. Her first commander was
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The Admiralty M class were improved and faster versions of the preceding
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was ordered under the Third War Programme in November 1914 and built by
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escorting the transports carrying these troops. She saw action at the
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of 9 feet 8 inches (2.9 m). They were powered by three
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despite the damage, having been towed out of action by the destroyer
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The turbines developed a total of 25,000 1599: 741: 712: 698: 690: 535:Naval Staff Monograph No. 31, pp. 128–129. 279:in 1916 and was sold for scrap in 1921. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 498: 352:The ships were armed with three single 27: 610:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 464:, and Lieutenant Commander Palmer of 132:273 ft 4 in (83.31 m) 98:Sold for scrapping on 26 October 1921 39: 7: 513: 511: 354:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns 224:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns 143:26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) 14: 629:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 151:9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) 1587: 729: 341:that gave them a range of 2,100 41: 369:21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes 325:, using steam provided by four 1687:Ships built on the River Clyde 1: 591:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. 1682:Admiralty M-class destroyers 468:, for special recognition... 480:Both officers were awarded 358:QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm) 230:QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm) 196:(63 km/h; 39 mph) 16:Admiralty M-class destroyer 1713: 648:. 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(1966). 375:Construction and service 566:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 103:General characteristics 478: 405:On 24 April 1916, the 246:21-inch (533 mm) 1521:Yarrow Later M class 474:Admiral David Beatty 429:was brought back to 400:Admiral of the Fleet 1604:Thornycroft M class 1595:Royal Canadian Navy 1383:Thornycroft M class 421:and then a line of 321:, each driving one 721:M-class destroyers 361:anti-aircraft guns 240:anti-aircraft guns 1669: 1668: 1629: 1628: 1581: 1580: 746:Admiralty M class 617:978-1-84832-049-9 579:978-1-86176-281-8 415:Battle of Jutland 277:Battle of Jutland 266:Admiralty M-class 256: 255: 112:Admiralty M-class 1704: 1600: 1593: 1591: 1590: 1356:Hawthorn M class 742: 735: 733: 732: 714: 707: 700: 691: 670: 668: 657: 640: 621: 602: 583: 551: 542: 536: 533: 527: 526:Friedman, p. 308 524: 518: 517:Friedman, p. 298 515: 506: 503: 476: 331:shaft horsepower 165:(19,000 kW) 90:By 15 April 1916 82:15 February 1916 49: 46: 45: 44: 28: 1712: 1711: 1707: 1706: 1705: 1703: 1702: 1701: 1672: 1671: 1670: 1665: 1652: 1625: 1588: 1586: 1577: 1515: 1432: 1377: 1350: 730: 728: 723: 718: 677: 666: 660: 643: 637: 624: 618: 605: 599: 586: 580: 564:Colledge, J. 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Index

HMS Onslow
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Govan
Admiralty M-class
destroyer
o/a
shp
Yarrow boilers
steam turbines
knots
QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns
QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm)
QF 2-pounder (40 mm)
anti-aircraft guns
21-inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Admiralty M-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
Battle of Jutland
Laforey-class
destroyer
displaced
overall length
beam
draught
Parsons
steam turbines
propeller shaft
Yarrow boilers

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