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Revision as of 20:19, 29 September 2014
| H.M.S. Arno (1914) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.62 (Sep 1915) D.06 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Ansaldo, Genoa[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Dec, 1914[3] |
| Completed: | Jun, 1915[4] |
| Collision: | 23 Mar, 1918[5] |
| Fate: | with Hope |
H.M.S. Arno was a Portuguese destroyer (being constructed in Italy under the name Liz) purchased and taken into Royal Navy service in March, 1915. She was the only foreign-built commissioned warship in the navy that was not a prize vessel.
Service
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, Arno worked with six Beagles of the Third Destroyer Flotilla and towed troop barges in.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant in Command Kenneth F. Sworder, 25 May, 1915[7]
- Lieutenant in Command Hamilton E. Snepp, 25 October, 1916[8]
Armament
12-pdr Guns
- Four 12-pdr 18 cwt guns on P. IV mountings[9]
Two were mounted abreast, forward.[10]
Torpedoes
- Three single 18-in torpedo tubes, two on beam, one on centreline
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 304.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392e.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 171.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Photo on p. 78.
Bibliography
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
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