HMS Turbulent (1916)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Turbulent.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Turbulent |
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 1915 |
| Launched: | 5 January 1916 |
| Completed: | 1 May 1916 |
| Renamed: |
Built as Ogre Renamed on 15 February 1915 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 1 June 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Talisman-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,098 long tons (1,116 t) |
| Length: | 309 ft (94 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow-type water-tube boilers Parsons steam turbines 3 shafts 25,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Range: | 238 tons oil |
| Complement: | 102 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Turbulent, launched on 5 January 1916, was a Talisman-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The vessel was originally have to been named Ogre, but was renamed whilst under construction, on 15 February 1915.[1]
She served with the 10th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet on completion. She was sunk on 1 June 1916 at the battle of Jutland by a German battlecruiser with the loss of 90 crew. The wrecksite is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
Footnotes
- ↑ Colledge, p.647
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.
- SI 2008/0950 Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
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