Military Wiki
Register
m (Remove some templates. interwiki links, delink non military terms, add link to Wikipedia and cleanup)
(→‎References: Cleanup some categories, removed: <!-- non-breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox-->)
Tag: apiedit
 
(17 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{otherships2|HMS Inconstant|TCG Muavenet}}
+
{{other ships|HMS Inconstant|TCG Muavenet}}
 
{{Unreferenced}}
 
{{Unreferenced}}
{|{{Infobox Ship Begin}}
+
{{Infobox ship
{{Infobox Ship Image
 
 
|Ship image=[[File:HMS Inconstamt 1941 IWM FL 4000.jpg|300px]]
 
|Ship image=[[File:HMS Inconstamt 1941 IWM FL 4000.jpg|300px]]
 
|Ship caption=''Inconstant'' in 1941
 
|Ship caption=''Inconstant'' in 1941
  +
|module={{Infobox ship career|embed=yes
}}
 
{{Infobox Ship Career
 
|Hide header=
 
 
|Ship country=UK
 
|Ship country=UK
 
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}}
 
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}}
 
|Ship name=HMS ''Ithuriel''
 
|Ship name=HMS ''Ithuriel''
|Ship namesake=
+
|Ship builder=Vickers-Armstrongs
|Ship owner=
 
|Ship ordered=
 
|Ship builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
 
|Ship original cost=
 
 
|Ship laid down= 24 May 1939, as ''Muavenet''
 
|Ship laid down= 24 May 1939, as ''Muavenet''
 
|Ship launched= 24 February 1941
 
|Ship launched= 24 February 1941
|Ship sponsor=
 
|Ship christened=
 
|Ship completed=
 
|Ship acquired=
 
 
|Ship commissioned= 24 January 1942
 
|Ship commissioned= 24 January 1942
|Ship recommissioned=
 
 
|Ship decommissioned= 1946
 
|Ship decommissioned= 1946
 
|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]: H49
 
|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]: H49
|Ship motto=
 
|Ship nickname=
 
|Ship honours=
 
 
|Ship fate= Returned to Turkey 9 March 1946. Scrapped 1960.
 
|Ship fate= Returned to Turkey 9 March 1946. Scrapped 1960.
|Ship notes=
 
|Ship badge=
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{Infobox Ship Characteristics
+
|module2={{Infobox ship characteristics|embed=yes
|Hide header=
 
 
|Header caption=(as built)
 
|Header caption=(as built)
 
|Ship class={{Sclass2|I|destroyer}}
 
|Ship class={{Sclass2|I|destroyer}}
|Ship displacement={{convert|1370|LT|t}} ([[Standard displacement|standard]])<br />{{convert|1888|LT|t}} (deep load)
+
|Ship displacement={{convert|1370|LT|t}} (standard)<br />{{convert|1888|LT|t}} (deep load)
 
|Ship length={{convert|323|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
 
|Ship length={{convert|323|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
 
|Ship beam={{convert|33|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
 
|Ship beam={{convert|33|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
 
|Ship draught={{convert|12|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
 
|Ship draught={{convert|12|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship power={{convert|34000|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}}
+
|Ship power={{convert|34000|shp|lk=off|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=2 shafts, [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] geared [[steam turbine]]s<br />3 Admiralty 3-drum [[water-tube boiler]]s
+
|Ship propulsion=2 shafts, Parsons geared steam turbines<br />3 Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
|Ship speed={{convert|36|kn|lk=in}}
+
|Ship speed={{convert|36|kn|lk=off}}
|Ship range={{convert|5530|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn}}
+
|Ship range={{convert|5530|nmi|lk=off|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn}}
 
|Ship complement=145
 
|Ship complement=145
 
|Ship sensors=[[ASDIC]]
 
|Ship sensors=[[ASDIC]]
 
|Ship armament=4 × 1 - {{convert|4.7|in|mm|adj=on}} guns<br />2 × 4 - {{convert|0.5|in|mm|adj=on|1}} machine guns<br />2 × 4 - 21-inch (533 mm) [[torpedo tubes]]<br />20 × [[depth charge]]s, 1 rail and 2 throwers
 
|Ship armament=4 × 1 - {{convert|4.7|in|mm|adj=on}} guns<br />2 × 4 - {{convert|0.5|in|mm|adj=on|1}} machine guns<br />2 × 4 - 21-inch (533 mm) [[torpedo tubes]]<br />20 × [[depth charge]]s, 1 rail and 2 throwers
|Ship notes=
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{service record
 
{{service record
Line 60: Line 41:
 
|awards=
 
|awards=
 
}}
 
}}
|}
+
}}
'''HMS ''Inconstant''''' was an [[I class destroyer|I-class]] [[destroyer]] laid down as '''TCG ''Muavenet''''' for the [[Turkish Navy]] by [[Vickers Armstrong]] Naval Construction Works at [[Barrow-in-Furness]] on 24 May 1939, purchased in September 1939 by the [[Royal Navy]], launched on 24 February 1941 and commissioned on 24 January 1942.
+
'''HMS ''Inconstant''''' was an [[I class destroyer|I-class]] [[destroyer]] laid down as '''TCG ''Muavenet''''' for the [[Turkish Navy]] by Vickers Armstrong Naval Construction Works at Barrow-in-Furness on 24 May 1939, purchased in September 1939 by the [[Royal Navy]], launched on 24 February 1941 and commissioned on 24 January 1942.
   
''Inconstant'' participated in the assault on [[Madagascar]] in May 1942, and attacked and sank the [[Germany|German]] submarines [[German submarine U-409|''U-409'']] in the [[Mediterranean]] north-east of [[Algiers]] on 12 July 1943 and [[German submarine U-767|''U-767'']] while in company with the destroyers {{HMS|Fame|H78|6}} and {{HMS|Havelock|H88|6}} in the [[English Channel]] south-west of [[Guernsey]] on 18 June 1944. ''Inconstant'' was returned to [[Turkey]] on 9 March 1946 and renamed ''Muavenet''. She was discarded in 1960.
+
''Inconstant'' participated in the assault on Madagascar in May 1942, and attacked and sank the German submarines [[German submarine U-409|''U-409'']] in the Mediterranean north-east of Algiers on 12 July 1943 and [[German submarine U-767|''U-767'']] while in company with the destroyers {{HMS|Fame|H78|6}} and {{HMS|Havelock|H88|6}} in the English Channel south-west of Guernsey on 18 June 1944. ''Inconstant'' was returned to Turkey on 9 March 1946 and renamed ''Muavenet''. She was discarded in 1960.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
Line 71: Line 52:
 
* {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Amazon to Ivanhoe:British Standard Destroyers of the 1930s|year=1993|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Kendal, England|isbn=0-905617-64-9}}
 
* {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Amazon to Ivanhoe:British Standard Destroyers of the 1930s|year=1993|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Kendal, England|isbn=0-905617-64-9}}
 
* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}}
 
* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}}
 
{{I class destroyer}}
   
 
{{Wikipedia|HMS Inconstant (H49)}}
<!-- non-breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox-->
 
 
{{I class destroyer}}
 
   
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inconstant (H49)}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inconstant (H49)}}
Line 82: Line 62:
 
[[Category:1941 ships]]
 
[[Category:1941 ships]]
 
[[Category:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom]]
 
[[Category:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Allied vessels involved in Operation Neptune]]
 
 
{{Wikipedia|HMS Inconstant (H49)}}
 

Latest revision as of 14:09, 22 April 2017

Question book-new

This article does not contain any citations or references. Please improve this article by adding a reference. For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation.

HMS Inconstant (H49)
HMS Inconstamt 1941 IWM FL 4000
Inconstant in 1941
Career (UK) Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom
Name: HMS Ithuriel
Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs
Laid down: 24 May 1939, as Muavenet
Launched: 24 February 1941
Commissioned: 24 January 1942
Decommissioned: 1946
Identification: Pennant number: H49
Fate: Returned to Turkey 9 March 1946. Scrapped 1960.
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type: I-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,370 long tons (1,390 t) (standard)
1,888 long tons (1,918 t) (deep load)
Length: 323 ft (98.5 m)
Beam: 33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught: 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
Installed power: 34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Propulsion: 2 shafts, Parsons geared steam turbines
3 Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range: 5,530 nmi (10,240 km; 6,360 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 145
Sensors and
processing systems:
ASDIC
Armament: 4 × 1 - 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
2 × 4 - 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
2 × 4 - 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
20 × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers
Service record
Operations: Operation Ironclad (1942)
Victories: Sank U-409 (1943) and U-767 (1944)

HMS Inconstant was an I-class destroyer laid down as TCG Muavenet for the Turkish Navy by Vickers Armstrong Naval Construction Works at Barrow-in-Furness on 24 May 1939, purchased in September 1939 by the Royal Navy, launched on 24 February 1941 and commissioned on 24 January 1942.

Inconstant participated in the assault on Madagascar in May 1942, and attacked and sank the German submarines U-409 in the Mediterranean north-east of Algiers on 12 July 1943 and U-767 while in company with the destroyers HMS Fame and HMS Havelock in the English Channel south-west of Guernsey on 18 June 1944. Inconstant was returned to Turkey on 9 March 1946 and renamed Muavenet. She was discarded in 1960.

Notes

References

  • English, John (1993). Amazon to Ivanhoe:British Standard Destroyers of the 1930s. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-64-9. 
  • Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1. 


All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at HMS Inconstant (H49) and the edit history here.