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TORPEDO SHIPS

ACHERON destroyers

Goshawk

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Admiralty design
Goshawk   Beardmore, Dalmuir 1/1911 18/10/1911 5/1912 sold 11/1921
Hind   John Brown, Clydebank 2/1911 28/7/1911 11/1911 sold 5/1921
Hornet   John Brown, Clydebank 1/1911 20/12/1911 3/1912 sold 5/1921
Hydra   John Brown, Clydebank 2/1911 19/2/1912 4/1912 sold 5/1921
Defender   Denny, Dumbarton 11/1910 30/8/1911 1/1912 sold 11/1921
Druid   Denny, Dumbarton 11/1910 4/12/1911 3/1912 sold 5/1921
Sandfly   Swan Hunter, Wallsend 8/1910 26/7/1911 12/1911 sold 5/1921
Jackal   Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn 10/1910 9/9/1911 1/1912 BU 9/1920
Tigress   Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn 2/1911 20/12/1911 3/1912 sold 5/1921
Lapwing   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 2/1911 29/7/1911 4/1912 BU 10/1921
Lizard   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 2/1911 10/10/1911 6/1912 sold 11/1921
Phoenix   Vickers, Barrow 1/1911 9/10/1911 5/1912 sunk 14/5/1918
Ferret   White, Cowes 9/1910 12/4/1911 10/1911 sold 5/1921
Forester   White, Cowes 9/1910 1/6/1911 1/1912 sold 11/121
Yarrow specials
Archer   Yarrow, Scotstoun 9/1910 21/10/1911 3/1912 sold 5/1921
Attack   Yarrow, Scotstoun 9/1910 12/12/1911 5/1912 sunk 30/12/1917
Thornycroft specials
Acheron   Thornycroft, Woolston 9/1910 26/7/1911 10/1911 sold 5/1921
Ariel   Thornycroft, Woolston 10/1910 26/9/1911 3/1912 sunk 2/8/1918
Parsons specials
Badger   Denny, Dumbarton 10/1910 11/7/1911 8/1912 sold 5/1921
Beaver   Denny, Dumbarton 10/1910 6/10/1911 11/1912 sold 5/1921
Yarrow specials, Firedrake group
Firedrake   Yarrow, Scotstoun 7/1911 9/4/1912 9/1912 BU 10/1921
Lurcher   Yarrow, Scotstoun 7/1911 1/6/1912 10/1912 BU 6/1922
Oak   Yarrow, Scotstoun 7/1911 5/9/1912 11/1912 BU 5/1921
Australian type
Huon (RAN) (ex-Derwent)   Cockatoo DYd, Australia 1/1913 19/12/1914 12/1915 sunk as target 9/4/1930
Parramatta (RAN)   Fairfield, Govan 1909 9/2/1910 8/1910 BU 1929
Swan (RAN)   Cockatoo DYd, Australia 1914 11/12/1915 8/1916 BU 9/1929
Torrens (RAN)   Cockatoo DYd, Australia 1914 28/8/1915 7/1916 sunk as target 24/11/1930
Warrego (RAN)   Fairfield, Govan / Cockatoo DYd, Australia 7/1910 4/4/1911 6/1912 hulk 1929
Yarra (RAN)   Denny, Dumbarton 1909 8/4/1910 9/1910 BU 1929

 

 

Displacement normal, t

778

Displacement full, t

990

Length, m

75.0

Breadth, m

7.80

Draught, m

2.70

No of shafts

3

Machinery

Parsons steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers

Badger, Beaver: Parsons semi-geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers

Ferret, Forester: Parsons steam turbines, 3 White-Forster boilers

Power, h. p.

13500

Archer, Attack: 16000

Acheron, Ariel: 15500

Firedrake, Lurcher, Oak: 20000

Max speed, kts

27

Archer, Attack: 28

Acheron, Ariel: 29

Firedrake, Lurcher, Oak: 32

Fuel, t

oil 178

Armament

2 x 1 - 102/40 BL Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I, 2 x 1 - 533 TT

Australian type: 1 x 1 - 102/40 BL Mk VIII, 3 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I, 3 x 1 - 450 TT

Complement

70

Ship project history: Destroyers of 1910-1911 program were designed on the basis of "H" type. Destroyers are differed from each other a little. In October, 1913 all class of destroyers has officially received a designation "I" though any of the ships was not called on this letter.

Modernizations: 1917, Ariel, Ferret, Sandfly: were converted to minelayers: - 1 x 1 - 102/40, 1 x 1 - 533 TT; + rails for 40 mines

Naval service: Attack was torpedoed or mined by German submarine UC34 off Alexandria, Ariel was stricken by German mine in North sea, Phoenix was torpedoed by Austro-Hungarian submarine U27 in Adriatic sea.

Huon

Oak

Jackal

 

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