HMS Lennox (1914)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lennox.

HMS Lennox (1914)
Career (United Kingdom)
Name:	HMS Lennox
Builder:	William Beardmore and Company
Launched:	2 March 1914
Fate:	Sold and broken up October 1921
General characteristics
Class & type:	Laforey class destroyer
Displacement:	965-1,300 tons
Length:	269 ft (82 m)
Beam:	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Draught:	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion:	Water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 24,500 shp
Speed:	29 knots (54 km/h)
Complement:	73
Armament:	3 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX 1 x QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II 2 x twin tubes for 21 in torpedoes

HMS Lennox was a Laforey class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched prior to the outbreak of the First World War, she was attached to the Harwich Force and served in the North Sea. Lennox saw action in several engagements, including the Battle off Texel.

Specifications

Lennox was laid down as HMS Portia before being renamed. She was constructed by William Beardmore and Company and launched on 2 March 1914.

The destroyer was fitted with three QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, a single QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II, and four torpedo tubes in two twin mounts. Lennox was designed to operate in British coastal waters against enemy surface and submarine shipping.

Service

On May 6, 1916, Lennox accidentally collided with HMS Ben-my-Chree, a seaplane carrier. Damage was insignificant for both ships, however.

References

• Gardiner, Robert (1985). Conway's all the world's fighting ships, 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=V2r_TBjR2TYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=conways&cd=2#v=onepage&q=helmuth&f=false. 
• Caruana, J.; Field, Andy; Head, Michael; et al. (December 2012). "Question 33/48: British Seaplane Tender Sunk by Turkish Artillery". Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organization. pp. pp. 297–99. ISSN 0043-0374.