Hawthorn M class destroyer

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Hawthorn M or Mansfield class
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1,057 tons
Length:	271 ft o/a
Beam:	27 ft 6 in
Draught:	10 ft 6 in
Propulsion:	Yarrow-type boilers, steam turbines, 3 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed:	35 kts
Range:	300 tons oil, ?
Complement:	76
Armament:	3 x 4 in L/40 QF Mark IV, mounting P Mk.IX 1 x single 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk.II 2 x twin tubes for 21 in torpedoes

The Hawthorn M or Mansfield class were a class of destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1915 for World War I service. They were based on the Admiralty M class class to a modified design by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, with 4 funnels instead of 3. The midships 4 in gun was shipped between the 2nd and 3rd funnels. Both ships were laid down in 1914 and survived the war.

Ships

• Mansfield
• Mentor

See also

• Admiralty M class
• Yarrow M or Moon class
• Thornycroft M or Mastiff class

Bibliography

• Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan ISBN 0711010757
• Jane's Fighting Ships, 1919, Jane's Publishing

 

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