Yarrow Later M class destroyer
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Class overview |
Operators: |
Royal Navy |
Preceded by: |
Yarrow M class destroyer |
Built: |
1915–1917 |
In commission: |
1916–1938 |
Completed: |
7 |
Lost: |
3 |
General characteristics |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Displacement: |
897 long tons (911 t) light
930 long tons (945 t) normal |
Length: |
273 ft 6 in (83.36 m) |
Beam: |
25 ft 7.5 in (7.811 m) |
Draught: |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
Propulsion: |
3 × Yarrow-type boilers
Parsons direct-drive steam turbines
27,000 hp (20,134 kW)
2 shafts
200-256 tons oil |
Speed: |
36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h) |
Complement: |
82 |
Armament: |
• 3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk.IX
• 1 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk.II
• 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The Yarrow Later M class were a class of seven destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. They were based on the preceding and successful Yarrow M class with minor alterations; notably reduced beam to compensate for increased displacement and a sloping stern. They were sometimes described as the Yarrow R class of destroyers.
Ships
Four vessels were ordered in July 1915:
- Sabrina - Laid down August 1915, launched 24 July 1916, completed September 1916. Sold for breaking up 5 November 1926.
- Strongbow - Launched 30 September 1916 and completed late 1916. Sunk by gunfire from German cruisers Bremse and Brummer off Norway, 17 October 1917.
- Surprise - Launched 25 November 1916 and completed 1916, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat off Maas light ship on night of 22 December/23 December 1917.
- Sybille - Laid down August 1915, launched 5 February 1917, completed February 1917. Sold for breaking up 5 November 1926.
Three vessels were ordered in March 1916:
- Truculent - Laid down March 1916, launched 24 March 1917, completed May 1917. Sold for breaking up 29 April 1927.
- Tyrant - Laid down March 1916, launched 19 May 1917, completed July 1917. Sold for breaking up April 1938.
- Ulleswater - Launched 4 August 1917 and completed 1917, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat UC-17 off Dutch coast 15 August 1918.
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
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Royal Navy |
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Maenad · Magic · Mameluke · Mandate · Manners · Marmion · Marne · Martial · Marvel · Mary Rose · Matchless · Medina · Medway · Menace · Michael · Milbrook · Milne · Mindful · Minion · Mischief · Mons · Moorsom · Moresby · Morris · Munster · Murray · Myngs · Mystic · Napier · Narborough · Narwhal · Negro · Nepean · Nereus · Nessus · Nestor · Nicator · Nizam · Noble · Nomad · Nonpareil · Nonsuch · Norman · Norseman · North Star · Northesk · Nugent · Obdurate · Obedient · Oberon · Observer · Octavia · Offa · Onslaught · Onslow · Opal · Ophelia · Opportune · Oracle · Orcadia · Orestes · Orford · Oriana · Oriole · Orpheus · Osiris · Ossory · Paladin · Parthian · Partridge · Pasley · Pelican · Pellew · Penn · Peregrine · Petard · Peyton · Pheasant · Phoebe · Pigeon · Plover · Plucky · Portia · Prince · Pylades
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Manley · Minos · Miranda · Moon · Morning Star · Mounsey · Musketeer · Nerissa · Relentless · Rival
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Yarrow Later M-class
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Sabrina · Strongbow · Surprise · Sybille · Truculent · Tyrant · Ulleswater
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Royal Canadian Navy |
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