59:
1156:
33:
1665:
598:. However, the navy needed to reduce both the number of ships and the amount of staff to save money. In 1923, the Navy decided to scrap many of the older destroyers in preparation for the introduction of newer and larger vessels. The destroyer was sold to
575:. On 16 October, the ship formed part of a fleet of 84 ships, including 54 destroyers, that were sent to protect convoys travelling from Scandinavia. The deployment led to two British destroyers being sunk by German cruisers while
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torpedoes. The destroyer was later fitted with racks and storage for depth charges. The number of depth charges available increased in service. By 1918, the vessel was carrying between 30 and 50 depth charges. The ship had a
1765:
1136:
1729:
1760:
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did not even sight the enemy. On 24 April 1918, the flotilla took part in the Royal Navy's engagement with one of the final sorties of the German
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guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the second and third funnels. A single
1104:
1054:
1001:
982:
963:
505:
308:
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was carried, which gave a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).
1755:
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Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries
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587:
450:
379:
207:
1710:
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427:
359:
419:
378:
in one of the final sorties of war, the destroyer did not see the enemy fleet and no shots were fired. After the
552:
1716:
1145:
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during the First World War, although the two fleets did not actually meet and the destroyer returned unharmed.
412:
403:
344:
154:
1371:
568:
516:
486:
367:
324:
255:
1632:
1308:
572:
509:
314:
1646:
1625:
1604:
1413:
1357:
512:
317:
1639:
1068:
1611:
1568:
1466:
1427:
1246:
1095:
Preston, Antony (1985). "Great
Britain and Empire Forces". In Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (eds.).
1750:
1618:
1554:
1473:
1406:
1343:
1329:
1260:
1253:
1225:
1190:
1183:
474:
466:
178:
1685:
1561:
1487:
1448:
1441:
1434:
1399:
1315:
1280:
1239:
839:
789:
540:
92:
32:
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on 21 March the following year and completed on 12 August. The destroyer was the first ship in
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1575:
1536:
1529:
1515:
1508:
1480:
1392:
1378:
1364:
1350:
1287:
1267:
1232:
1218:
1211:
1197:
1176:
1100:
1083:
1050:
1033:
1016:
997:
978:
959:
521:
40:
374:. The destroyer had a generally uneventful war. Despite sailing in 1918 to engage the German
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1336:
1322:
1301:
1294:
1273:
1204:
1670:
1522:
580:
489:-Curtis geared turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two
458:
375:
621:
595:
454:
383:
1744:
1385:
1064:
607:
599:
494:
482:
443:
431:
391:
286:
259:
235:
139:
20:
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Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
603:
525:
462:
327:
564:
536:
423:
371:
355:
274:
199:
37:
1501:
1161:
556:
439:
351:
239:
1087:
1037:
490:
478:
415:
347:
263:
185:
157:
1020:
515:
gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for
498:
470:
243:
170:
493:, to give a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Three
386:. Following a decision to replace older destroyers in the Royal Navy,
289:(6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
1114:
362:
with geared steam turbines to improve efficiency. Launched in 1917,
736:
734:
732:
544:
203:
174:
96:
1118:
435:
422:
in March 1916 as part of the
Seventh War Programme during the
994:
British
Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War
1073:. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
1047:
The Royal Navy and the
Capital Ship in the Interwar Period
1028:
Manning, Thomas Davys; Walker, Charles
Frederick (1959).
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693:
691:
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that ended the war, the Grand Fleet was dissolved and
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were fitted. A total of 296 long tons (301 t) of
426:. The design was generally similar to the preceding
1678:
1661:
1593:
1547:
1459:
1169:
1152:
449:The destroyer had a length of 265 feet (81 m)
442:for better seakeeping and a larger and more robust
840:"III. — Local Defence and Training Establishments"
358:. The R class were an improvement on the previous
1099:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 1–104.
1097:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
740:
461:of 26 feet 9 inches (8 m) and a
888:
1130:
776:
559:service to carry the name. On commissioning,
8:
1766:World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
1078:Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice (1969).
1730:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
1675:
1166:
1137:
1123:
1115:
936:
924:
912:
900:
510:2-pounder 40 mm (2 in) "pom-pom"
854:– via National Library of Scotland.
804:– via National Library of Scotland.
438:gun mounted on a raised platform, higher
876:
790:"Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet"
764:
752:
723:
682:
617:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
826:
814:
711:
699:
675:
309:QF 4 in (102 mm) Mark IV guns
1082:. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
864:
434:, giving greater fuel efficiency, the
27:
996:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
55:
7:
973:Colledge, J.J.; Warlow, Ben (2006).
594:was moved to local defence based at
390:was retired in 1928 and sold to be
794:Supplement to the Monthly Navy List
504:Armament consisted of three single
477:and 1,173 long tons (1,192 t)
14:
958:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
954:Bush, Steve; Warlow, Ben (2021).
571:. The destroyer was allocated to
1663:
1154:
430:, but differed in having geared
184:1,173 long tons (1,192 t) (
57:
31:
218:26 ft 9 in (8 m)
1761:Ships built on the River Clyde
1011:Manning, Thomas Davys (1961).
481:. Power was provided by three
1:
741:Parkes & Prendergast 1969
588:Armistice of 11 November 1918
506:4 in (102 mm) Mk IV
563:was deployed as part of the
382:, the ship was stationed at
315:2-pdr 40 mm (2 in)
569:Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla
368:Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla
277:(67 km/h; 41 mph)
1782:
1460:Modified Admiralty R class
1080:Jane's Fighting Ships 1919
889:Colledge & Warlow 2006
401:
18:
1756:R-class destroyers (1916)
1725:
1705:
992:Friedman, Norman (2009).
977:. London: Chatham Press.
777:Manning & Walker 1959
453:and 276 feet (84 m)
145:
50:
30:
16:British R-Class destroyer
1070:Naval Operations: Vol. V
606:, on 26 June 1928 to be
517:21 in (533 mm)
325:21 in (533 mm)
1045:Moretz, Joseph (2002).
532:Construction and career
146:General characteristics
937:Bush & Warlow 2021
925:Bush & Warlow 2021
913:Bush & Warlow 2021
901:Bush & Warlow 2021
573:anti-submarine warfare
465:of 9 feet (3 m).
451:between perpendiculars
398:Design and development
1049:. London: Routledge.
1030:British Warship Names
1013:The British Destroyer
543:at their shipyard in
1597:Yarrow Later M class
226:9 ft (3 m)
1679:Thornycroft R class
1548:Thornycroft R class
846:: 704. October 1919
541:Harland & Wolff
524:of 82 officers and
350:that served in the
93:Harland & Wolff
1146:R-class destroyers
1032:. London: Putnam.
1015:. London: Putnam.
817:, p. 151–156.
796:: 12. October 1917
1738:
1737:
1717:Admiralty S class
1711:Admiralty M class
1701:
1700:
1657:
1656:
1594:Yarrow R class or
1170:Admiralty R class
1106:978-0-85177-245-5
1056:978-0-71465-196-5
1003:978-1-84832-049-9
984:978-1-93514-907-1
965:978-1-526793-78-2
662:
661:
547:on 25 July 1916,
420:British Admiralty
404:R-class destroyer
335:
334:
1773:
1676:
1669:
1667:
1666:
1167:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1116:
1110:
1091:
1074:
1060:
1041:
1024:
1007:
988:
969:
940:
934:
928:
922:
916:
910:
904:
898:
892:
886:
880:
874:
868:
862:
856:
855:
853:
851:
836:
830:
824:
818:
812:
806:
805:
803:
801:
786:
780:
774:
768:
762:
756:
750:
744:
738:
727:
721:
715:
709:
703:
697:
686:
680:
618:
366:served with the
65:
62:
61:
60:
35:
28:
1781:
1780:
1776:
1775:
1774:
1772:
1771:
1770:
1741:
1740:
1739:
1734:
1721:
1697:
1671:Royal Thai Navy
1664:
1662:
1653:
1595:
1589:
1543:
1455:
1155:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1113:
1107:
1094:
1077:
1063:
1057:
1044:
1027:
1010:
1004:
991:
985:
972:
966:
953:
949:
944:
943:
935:
931:
923:
919:
911:
907:
899:
895:
887:
883:
875:
871:
863:
859:
849:
847:
838:
837:
833:
825:
821:
813:
809:
799:
797:
788:
787:
783:
775:
771:
763:
759:
751:
747:
739:
730:
722:
718:
710:
706:
698:
689:
681:
677:
672:
667:
634:September 1915
616:
614:Pennant numbers
581:High Seas Fleet
534:
424:First World War
418:ordered by the
406:
400:
376:High Seas Fleet
356:First World War
231:Installed power
63:
58:
56:
46:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1779:
1777:
1769:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1743:
1742:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1732:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1719:
1713:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1699:
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1696:
1695:
1682:
1680:
1673:
1659:
1658:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1644:
1637:
1630:
1623:
1616:
1609:
1601:
1599:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1587:
1580:
1573:
1566:
1559:
1551:
1549:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1541:
1534:
1527:
1520:
1513:
1506:
1499:
1492:
1485:
1478:
1471:
1463:
1461:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1453:
1446:
1439:
1432:
1425:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1306:
1299:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1173:
1171:
1164:
1150:
1149:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1119:
1112:
1111:
1105:
1092:
1075:
1065:Newbolt, Henry
1061:
1055:
1042:
1025:
1008:
1002:
989:
983:
970:
964:
950:
948:
945:
942:
941:
929:
917:
905:
893:
891:, p. 346.
881:
879:, p. 180.
869:
857:
831:
829:, p. 287.
819:
807:
781:
779:, p. 436.
769:
767:, p. 152.
757:
755:, p. 150.
745:
743:, p. 108.
728:
726:, p. 326.
716:
704:
687:
685:, p. 310.
674:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
660:
659:
656:
652:
651:
650:November 1919
648:
644:
643:
640:
636:
635:
632:
628:
627:
624:
622:Pennant Number
615:
612:
567:, joining the
533:
530:
483:Yarrow boilers
432:steam turbines
411:was one of 23
402:Main article:
399:
396:
333:
332:
331:
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298:
295:
291:
290:
283:
279:
278:
271:
267:
266:
260:steam turbines
252:
248:
247:
238:, 27,000
236:Yarrow boilers
232:
228:
227:
224:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
196:
192:
191:
190:
189:
182:
165:
161:
160:
152:
151:Class and type
148:
147:
143:
142:
136:
132:
131:
128:
127:Out of service
124:
123:
122:12 August 1917
120:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
71:
67:
66:
64:United Kingdom
53:
52:
48:
47:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1778:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1748:
1746:
1731:
1728:
1727:
1724:
1718:
1715:Followed by:
1714:
1712:
1709:Preceded by:
1708:
1707:
1704:
1693:
1689:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1660:
1650:
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1645:
1643:
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1638:
1636:
1635:
1631:
1629:
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1624:
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1621:
1617:
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1614:
1610:
1608:
1607:
1603:
1602:
1600:
1598:
1592:
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1581:
1579:
1578:
1574:
1572:
1571:
1567:
1565:
1564:
1560:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1550:
1546:
1540:
1539:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1521:
1519:
1518:
1514:
1512:
1511:
1507:
1505:
1504:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1486:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1452:
1451:
1447:
1445:
1444:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1328:
1326:
1325:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1307:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1250:
1249:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1151:
1147:
1140:
1135:
1133:
1128:
1126:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1108:
1102:
1098:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1052:
1048:
1043:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1009:
1005:
999:
995:
990:
986:
980:
976:
971:
967:
961:
957:
952:
951:
946:
939:, p. 77.
938:
933:
930:
927:, p. 64.
926:
921:
918:
915:, p. 61.
914:
909:
906:
903:, p. 53.
902:
897:
894:
890:
885:
882:
878:
877:Friedman 2009
873:
870:
867:, p. 79.
866:
861:
858:
845:
844:The Navy List
841:
835:
832:
828:
823:
820:
816:
811:
808:
795:
791:
785:
782:
778:
773:
770:
766:
765:Friedman 2009
761:
758:
754:
753:Friedman 2009
749:
746:
742:
737:
735:
733:
729:
725:
724:Friedman 2009
720:
717:
714:, p. 72.
713:
708:
705:
702:, p. 81.
701:
696:
694:
692:
688:
684:
683:Friedman 2009
679:
676:
669:
664:
658:January 1922
657:
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653:
649:
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645:
642:January 1918
641:
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637:
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629:
625:
623:
620:
619:
613:
611:
609:
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601:
600:Thos. W. Ward
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593:
589:
584:
582:
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531:
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523:
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513:anti-aircraft
511:
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502:
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496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
476:
473:(991 t)
472:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
447:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
414:
410:
405:
397:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
346:
342:
341:
329:
328:torpedo tubes
326:
322:
319:
316:
312:
310:
306:
305:
304:
301:
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296:
293:
292:
288:
284:
281:
280:
276:
272:
269:
268:
265:
261:
257:
253:
250:
249:
245:
242:(20,000
241:
237:
233:
230:
229:
225:
222:
221:
217:
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213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
194:
193:
187:
183:
180:
176:
172:
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162:
159:
156:
153:
150:
149:
144:
141:
137:
134:
133:
129:
126:
125:
121:
118:
117:
114:21 March 1917
113:
110:
109:
105:
102:
101:
98:
94:
91:
88:
87:
83:
80:
79:
76:
72:
69:
68:
54:
49:
45:
44:
39:
34:
29:
26:
22:
21:HMS Tenacious
1691:
1686:
1647:
1640:
1633:
1626:
1619:
1612:
1605:
1583:
1576:
1569:
1562:
1555:
1537:
1530:
1523:
1516:
1509:
1502:
1495:
1488:
1481:
1474:
1467:
1449:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1420:
1414:
1407:
1400:
1393:
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372:Grand Fleet
354:during the
313:1 × single
307:3 × single
285:3,450
138:Sold to be
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1751:1917 ships
1745:Categories
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1648:Ulleswater
1415:Telemachus
1162:Royal Navy
850:4 December
800:4 December
665:References
586:After the
557:Royal Navy
522:complement
440:forecastle
416:destroyers
352:Royal Navy
294:Complement
251:Propulsion
173:(991
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1613:Strongbow
1570:Retriever
1468:Trenchant
1429:Tormentor
1422:Tenacious
1387:Springbok
1248:Sorceress
1088:907574860
1038:780274698
670:Citations
608:broken up
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592:Tenacious
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561:Tenacious
549:Tenacious
537:Laid down
479:deep load
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384:Devonport
380:Armistice
364:Tenacious
348:destroyer
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323:2 × twin
254:2 geared
202:(81
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158:destroyer
140:broken up
119:Completed
103:Laid down
75:Tenacious
41:HMS
1620:Surprise
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1475:Tristram
1408:Tetrarch
1345:Sturgeon
1331:Thruster
1262:Rigorous
1255:Starfish
1227:Restless
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1436:Tancred
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1317:Recruit
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51:History
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1538:Ulster
1531:Ursula
1517:Umpire
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1503:Tirade
1482:Undine
1394:Tarpon
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1303:Sylph
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487:Brown
282:Range
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169:975
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