Medea class destroyer
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Medea class destroyer |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,040 tons |
| Length: | 273 ft 6 in |
| Beam: | 26 ft 6 in |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow-type water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 3 shafts, 25,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 kts |
| Range: | 270 tons oil, ? |
| Complement: | 80 |
| Armament: |
3 x QF 4 in L/40 Mark IV, single mounting P Mk. IX |
The Medea class were a class of destroyers that were building for the Greek Navy at the outbreak of World War I and that were taken over and completed for the Royal Navy for wartime service. All were named after characters from Greek mythology as result of their Greek heritage.
The Medeas were a private design roughly similar to their various Royal Navy M class contemporaries. They had three funnels, the foremost of which was taller, and unusually, the mainmast was taller than the foremast, giving rise to a distinctive appearance. They shipped three single QF 4 inch guns, one on the forecastle, one between the first two funnels and the third on the quarterdeck.
[edit] Ships
- Medea (ex-Kriti) — built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, laid down 8 April 1914, launched 30 January 1915, completed May 1915, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
- Medusa (ex-Lesbos) — built by John Brown, Clydebank, laid down 1914, launched 27 March 1915, completed 1915, rammed and sunk by HMS Laverock off of Schleswig 25 March 1916.
- Melampus (ex-Melampus) — built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, laid down 1914, launched 16 December 1914, completed 29 June 1915, sold for breaking up 22 September 1921.
- Melpomene (ex-Samos) — built by Fairfields, Govan, laid down 1914, launched 1 February 1915, completed 16 August 1915, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
[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
