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| − | A total of | + | A total of 51 [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the '''"R" Class''' were completed in 1916-1917 as part of the War Emergency Programme. |
| − | There was a mix of Admiralty design vessels (39) and a diverse set of builder's specials (12 ships) | + | There was a mix of Admiralty design vessels (39) and a diverse set of builder's specials (12 ships). While 62 ships were planned, feedback on the performance of the early units led to the final 11 being adapted into the [[Modified "R" Class Destroyer (1916)|Modified "R" class]].{{Conways1906|pp. 76-77, 79-80}} |
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
| − | The ships' capacity for 300 tons of fuel, delivered the following endurance.<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders (1 August, 1918)'', ADM 137/2135</ref> | + | The ships' capacity for 300 tons of fuel, delivered the following endurance.<ref>''Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders (1 August, 1918)'', {{TNA|ADM 137/2135}}</ref> |
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==Machinery== | ==Machinery== | ||
===Generators=== | ===Generators=== | ||
| − | In 1916, it was stated that "new destroyers" have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel. | + | In 1916, it was stated that "new destroyers" have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel.{{ARTS1916|p. 120}} It is likely that this applied to this class. |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
===4-in Guns=== | ===4-in Guns=== | ||
| − | + | Three 4-in Q.F. Mark IV guns on P. IX mountings, as in the preceding [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)#4-in Guns|"M" class destroyers]]. | |
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===Other Guns=== | ===Other Guns=== | ||
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By 1915, at least, these ships also had fixed voice pipes installed between decks with the last lengths being flexible (one voice pipe for gunnery, one for torpedoes) fitted between bridge and guns, torpedo tubes, and searchlights. A third voicepipe, entirely flexible, ran from bridge to the forward gun.<ref>''Manual of Gunnery, Vol. III., 1915.'', p. 150.</ref> | By 1915, at least, these ships also had fixed voice pipes installed between decks with the last lengths being flexible (one voice pipe for gunnery, one for torpedoes) fitted between bridge and guns, torpedo tubes, and searchlights. A third voicepipe, entirely flexible, ran from bridge to the forward gun.<ref>''Manual of Gunnery, Vol. III., 1915.'', p. 150.</ref> | ||
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===Instruments=== | ===Instruments=== | ||
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==Torpedo Control== | ==Torpedo Control== | ||
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==Alterations== | ==Alterations== | ||
| − | By November 1918, those ships operating with the [[Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Twentieth Destroyer Flotillas]], | + | By November 1918, those ships operating with the [[Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Twentieth Destroyer Flotillas]], {{UK-Telemachus}}, {{UK-Tarpon}} and {UK-Venturous}}, were fitted to carry 44 mines. The torpedo tubes and guns removed when the mines were shipped could be placed back aboard with enough notice.{{ARTSMining1917-18|p. 11. Plate 7}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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chain=Destroyers | chain=Destroyers | ||
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| + | {group | ||
| + | name=Admiralty Design | ||
| + | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Radstock | name=Radstock | ||
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| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=May 1915 (6th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=3 6 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Raider | name=Raider | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=17 7 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
| − | name= | + | name=Romola |
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=Jul 1915 (6th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=14 5 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Rowena | name=Rowena | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=1 7 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Restless | name=Restless | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=12 8 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Rigorous | name=Rigorous | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=30 9 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Rocket | name=Rocket | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Denny]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=2 7 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Rob Roy | name=Rob Roy | ||
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| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=28 8 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Redgauntlet | name=Redgauntlet | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=23 11 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Redoubt | name=Redoubt | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Doxford]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=28 10 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Recruit | name=Recruit | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=9 12 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sturgeon | name=Sturgeon | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[A. Stephen]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=11 1 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sceptre | name=Sceptre | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=18 4 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Salmon | name=Salmon | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Harland & Wolff]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=7 10 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sylph | name=Sylph | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=15 11 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sarpedon | name=Sarpedon | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=1 6 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sable | name=Sable | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[J. S. White]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=28 6 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Setter | name=Setter | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=18 8 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sorceress | name=Sorceress | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=29 8 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Satyr | name=Satyr | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Beardmore]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=Dec 1915 (7th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=27 12 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sharpshooter | name=Sharpshooter | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=27 2 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Simoom | name=Simoom | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=30 10 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Skate | name=Skate | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=11 1 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Starfish | name=Starfish | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=27 9 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Stork | name=Stork | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=15 11 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Skilful | name=Skilful | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Harland & Wolff]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=3 2 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Springbok | name=Springbok | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=9 3 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Tancred | name=Tancred | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Beardmore]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=Mar 1916 (8th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=30 6 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Tarpon | name=Tarpon | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=10 3 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Telemachus | name=Telemachus | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=21 4 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Tempest | name=Tempest | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=26 1 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Tetrarch | name=Tetrarch | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Harland & Wolff]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=20 4 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Tenacious | name=Tenacious | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
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laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=21 5 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Thisbe | name=Thisbe | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=8 3 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Thruster | name=Thruster | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]/[[Parsons]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=10 1 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Tormentor | name=Tormentor | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[A. Stephen]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=22 5 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Tornado | name=Tornado | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=4 8 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Torrent | name=Torrent | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=26 11 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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name=Torrid | name=Torrid | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
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laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=10 2 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
| + | } | ||
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| + | {group | ||
| + | name=Thornycroft Specials | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Rosalind | name=Rosalind | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=July 1915 (6th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=14 10 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Radiant | name=Radiant | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
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laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=25 11 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Retriever | name=Retriever | ||
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=15 1 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Taurus | name=Taurus | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
| − | order= | + | order=Dec 1915 (7th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=10 3 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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name=Teazer | name=Teazer | ||
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=21 4 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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| + | } | ||
| + | |||
| + | {group | ||
| + | name=Yarrow Specials | ||
} | } | ||
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name=Sabrina | name=Sabrina | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
| − | order= | + | order=July 1915 (6th Order){{Conways1906|p. 81}}{{March|p. 184}} |
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=24 7 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Strongbow | name=Strongbow | ||
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laid= | laid= | ||
| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=30 9 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Surprise | name=Surprise | ||
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| − | launch=1916 | + | launch=25 11 1916{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Sybille | name=Sybille | ||
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=5 2 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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} | } | ||
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name=Truculent | name=Truculent | ||
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=24 3 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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name=Tyrant | name=Tyrant | ||
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| − | launch=1917 | + | launch=19 5 1917{{Conways1906|p. 81}} |
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A total of 51 destroyers of the "R" Class were completed in 1916-1917 as part of the War Emergency Programme.
There was a mix of Admiralty design vessels (39) and a diverse set of builder's specials (12 ships). While 62 ships were planned, feedback on the performance of the early units led to the final 11 being adapted into the Modified "R" class.[1]
Contents
Performance
The ships' capacity for 300 tons of fuel, delivered the following endurance.[2]
Admiralty R
| Knots | Tons / hour | Endurance (hours) |
radius (nm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1.7 | 170 | 2,380 |
| 16 | 2.0 | 142 | 2,272 |
| 18 | 2.6 | 110 | 1,980 |
| 20 | 3.4 | 80 | 1,600 |
| 22 | 4.5 | 63 | 1,386 |
| 24 | 5.5 | 50 | 1,200 |
| 26 | 7.2 | 40 | 960 |
| 28 | 9.0 | 30 | 840 |
| 30 | 11.5 | 24 | 720 |
Machinery
Generators
In 1916, it was stated that "new destroyers" have two 26.25 kw dynamos arranged in parallel.[3] It is likely that this applied to this class.
Armament
4-in Guns
Three 4-in Q.F. Mark IV guns on P. IX mountings, as in the preceding "M" class destroyers.
Other Guns
By 1920, some or all had one 2-pdr pom-pom for air defence.[4]
Torpedoes
Other Weapons
Fire Control
Alterations
By November 1918, those ships operating with the Twentieth Destroyer Flotillas, Telemachus, Tarpon and {UK-Venturous}}, were fitted to carry 44 mines. The torpedo tubes and guns removed when the mines were shipped could be placed back aboard with enough notice.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 76-77, 79-80.
- ↑ Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders (1 August, 1918), The National Archives. ADM 137/2135
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 120.
- ↑ Technical History and Index, Vol 4, Part 34, p. 16.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. p. 11. Plate 7.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1920). The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships during the War. Vol. 4, Part 34. C.B. 1515 (34) now O.U. 6171/20. At The National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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| Sabrina | Strongbow | Surprise | Sybille | Truculent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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