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Seven [[Flotilla Leader|flotilla leaders]] of the '''Shakespeare Class''' were ordered late in the war, but only two were completed by the end of hostility and two were cancelled.

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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 5 vessels
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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! align=center | Laid Down 
! align=center | Launched 
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| {{UK-1Shakespeare}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|7 Jul, 1917
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|Handed over 2 Sep, 1936
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| {{UK-Spenser}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|22 Sep, 1917
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|Handed over 29 Sep, 1936
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| {{UK-Wallace}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|26 Oct, 1918
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| 20 Mar, 1945
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| {{UK-Keppel}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|23 Apr, 1920
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| Jul, 1945
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| {{UK-Broke}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|16 Sep, 1920
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|Foundered 9 Nov, 1942
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==Machinery==
===Generators===
In 1916, it was stated that flotilla leaders have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel with an additional 9 kw oil-fired set for emergency use.{{ARTS1916|p. 120}}  It is likely that this applied to this class.

==Armament==
The ships were armed as follows.{{March|p. 196}}
===4.7-in Guns===
* Five 4.7-in B.L. Mark I guns on C.P. VI mountings

These guns could elevate 30 degrees and had 24 common, 96 lyddite and 19 practice rounds per gun.

===Other Guns===
* One 3-in H.A. gun on S. III mounting with 100 rounds
* One .303-in Maxim with 5,000 rounds

===Torpedoes===
* Two Triple Revolving 21-in torpedo mounts

The torpedoes were {{Torp|Mark II|UK}} or {{Torp|Mark I****|UK}}.


==Fire Control==
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===Directors===
[[File:ARTS1917Plate100.jpg|thumb|480px|'''Firing Circuits'''{{ARTS1917|Plate100}}]]
[[File:ARTS1917Plate101.jpg|thumb|480px|'''Training and Slewing Circuits'''{{ARTS1917|Plate101}}]]
In 1917, it was approved that all flotilla leaders except {{UK-Swift}} and {{UK-Abdiel}} should receive installations of the [[British Destroyer Director Firing System]],{{ARTS1917|p. 229}} though no installations of this equipment were completed prior to 1918.{{UKProgressInNavalGunnery1914-1918|p. 37}}

The first three units were completed with directors.{{UKDirectorFiringDestroyers1918|p. 55}}  It seems certain the last two would have, as well.{{INF}}

The [[Small Type Training Receivers]] were pattern number 20 on #1, #2 and #3, whereas #4 and #5 had pattern number 21.{{DirectorH|p. 146}}

===Rangefinders===

By 1921, all R.N. destroyer leaders mounted a 9ft [[F.Q. 2]] on an [[M.Q. 1]], [[M.Q. 9]] or [[M.Q. 12]] mount on their fore bridge.{{HRFs1921|p. 168}}

==Torpedo Control==
[[File:ARTS1917Plate82.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Torpedo Control Circuits in ''Shakespeare'' and ''Spenser'''''{{ARTS1917|p. 210. Plate 82}}]]

In 1919, it was decided that all (except it seems {{UK-Broke}}) should each receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]].{{ARTS1919|pp. 118, 119}}

==Dreyer Table==
These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>

==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornycroft_type_leader}}
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==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
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*{{HFCI1909}}
*{{DreyerH}}
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