Adventure 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Adventure | M23 | Devonport DYd | 29/11/1922 | 18/6/1924 | 5/5/1927 | repair ship 3/1944 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
6740 |
|
Displacement full, t |
8370 |
|
Length, m |
152.4 pp 158.5 (later 164.3) oa |
|
Breadth, m |
18.0 |
|
Draught, m |
5.23 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 6 Yarrow boilers / 4 Vickers diesel-generators, 4 electric motors for cruising |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 / 8000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
28 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 1500 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(15) |
| Armour, mm |
belt: 25, deck: 25 |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 120/40 QF Mk VIII HA, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 4 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 280 mines |
|
Complement |
395 |
Ship project history: Adventure was built under 1922 program for replacing of minelayer Princess Margaret. The first large ship built in Britain after the First World War. Many innovations have been brought in the design: for example, experimental machinery consisted of 2-shaft geared stem turbines (similar applied on cruisers of "C" and "D" types) on which shafts there are 2 2000hp electric motors. The electric power for them was made by 4 diesels-generators with total 6600 kw. Gases from diesels were deduced in own thin funnel standing end-to-end to the second main funnel. Diesel-electric propulsive plant was removed in 1941 as its funnel too.
Adventure became the first British ship with transom stern: it was supposed, that it will increase a propulsive efficiency but tests was found out, that mines can be attracted to a transom because of an arising zone of underpressure. It has compelled to rebuild in 1932 an aft end, having given to it more traditional "cruiser" outlines that has increased maximal length almost by 6m.
Hull of Adventure in the plan had the same form, as Kent class cruisers: a trapezoid transferring to bulges below waterline. The short 25mm belt covered only machinery.
Protection: Belt and deck protected machinery only. There were bulges.
Modernizations: 1932: new cruiser stern fitted, ship was lengthened; + 2 x 4 - 12.7/62
1938: - 4 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 8 - 40/39 pompom
1941: diesel-electric machinery was fully removed.
1942: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 9 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 285, 291 radars
Naval service: Ship was sold for BU 7/1947.
Adventure 1927
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