Thornycroft M class destroyer
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Thornycroft M or Mastiff class |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 985 - 1,070 tons |
| Length: | 274 ft |
| Beam: | 27 ft 6 in |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in |
| Propulsion: | Parsons (Meteor, Mastiff) / Brown-Curtis (others) steam turbines, 2 shafts, 26,500 shp |
| Speed: | 35 kts |
| Range: | 300 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 |
The Thornycroft M or Mastiff class were a class of destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1915 for World War I service. They were based on the Admiralty M class class to a modified design by J I Thornycroft. Like the standard M class they had 3 funnels, but the centre funnel was thicker in the Thornycroft ships. The midships 4 in gun was shipped between the 2nd and 3rd funnels. Patriot was fitted to carry a kite balloon.
[edit] Ships
- Mastiff - Laid down July 1913, launched October 1914, completed November 1914.
- Meteor - Laid down March 1913, launched July 1914, completed September 1914.
- Patriot - Laid down July 1915, launched April 20 1916, completed June 1916. Transferred toRoyal Canadian Navy in 1920, subsequently scrapped in 1929 .
- Patrician - Laid down June 1915, launched June 5 1916, completed July 1916. Transferred to Royal Canadian Navy in 1920,subsequently scrapped in 1929 .
- Rapid - Laid down August 1915, launched July 15 1916, completed August 1916. Sold for scrap April 1927.
- Ready - Laid down September 1915, launched August 26 1916, completed October 1916. Sold for scrap July 1926.
[edit] Bibliography
- Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
- Jane's Fighting Ships, 1919, Jane's Publishing
| M class destroyers |
| Admiralty M class | Hawthorn M class | Yarrow M class | Thornycroft M class | Yarrow Later M class |
List of destroyers of the Royal Navy |
