Yarrow Later M class destroyer
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| Yarrow Later M class |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 897 tons |
| Length: | 271 ft 6 in |
| Beam: | 25 ft 9 in |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in |
| Propulsion: | 3 Yarrow-type boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 2 shafts, 23,000 shp |
| Speed: | 36 kts |
| Range: | 200 - 256 tons oil, ? |
| Complement: | 82 |
| 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 |
Ships
- Sabrina - Laid down August 1915, launched July 24 1916, completed September 1916.
- Strongbow - Completed 1916, sunk by gunfire from German cruisers Bremse and Brummer off Norway, October 17 1917.
- Surprise - Completed 1916, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat off Maas light ship on night of December 22 / 23 1917
- Sybille - Laid down August 1915, launched February 2 1917, completed February 1917.
- Truculent - Laid down March 1916, launched March 3 1917, completed May 1917.
- Tyrant - Laid down March 1916, launched May 19 1917, completed July 1917.
- Ulleswater - Completed 1917, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat UC-17 off Dutch coast August 15 1918.
See also
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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