HMS Ithuriel (1916)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1915 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England |
| Launched: | 8 March 1916 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 8 November 1921 and broken up in Germany |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,655 tons |
| Length: | 325 ft |
| Beam: | 31.75 ft |
| Draught: | 11.75 ft |
| Propulsion: | Oil-fired Yarrow boilers driving twin steam turbines, twin screw 36,000 HP |
| Speed: | 34 knots maximum |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 106-116 |
| Armament: | 2 x 4 in guns, 2 pairs of 21 inch torpedo tubes (total 4), 2 x 2 pounder anti-aircraft guns |
| Armour: | None |
HMS Ithuriel was a Marksman class destroyer flotilla leader. Originally to have been named Gabriel, the name was changed before her launch.
See HMS Ithuriel for other ships of this name.
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
- (1990) Janes fighting ships of World War I. Studio Editions, 67. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
- www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk - RN Destroyers before 1900
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