HMS Ithuriel (1916)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ithuriel.
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Ithuriel |
| Namesake: | Ithuriel |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1915 |
| Launched: | 8 March 1916 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 8 November 1921 and broken up in Germany |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Marksman-class flotilla leader |
| Displacement: | 1,655 long tons (1,682 t) |
| Length: | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Propulsion: | Oil-fired Yarrow type boilers Parsons steam turbines 2 shafts 36,000 shp |
| Speed: | 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 106—116 |
| Armament: | 2 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns 2 × single 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II AA guns |
HMS Ithuriel was a Marksman-class flotilla leader. Originally to have been named Gabriel, the name was changed before her launch.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Janes fighting ships of World War I. Studio Editions. 1990. p. 67. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
- www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk - RN Destroyers before 1900
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