| Yarrow Later M-class destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Yarrow M class destroyer |
| Built: | 1915–1917 |
| In commission: | 1916–1938 |
| Completed: | 7 |
| Lost: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: |
897 long tons (911 t) light 930 long tons (945 t) normal |
| Length: | 273 ft 6 in (83.36 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft 7.5 in (7.81 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion: |
3 × Yarrow-type boilers Parsons direct-drive steam turbines 27,000 hp (20,134 kW) 2 shafts 200-256 tons oil |
| Speed: | 36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h) |
| Complement: | 82 |
| Armament: |
• 3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk.IX • 1 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk.II • 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The Yarrow Later M class were a class of seven destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. They were based on the preceding and successful Yarrow M class with minor alterations; notably reduced beam to compensate for increased displacement and a sloping stern. They were sometimes described as the Yarrow R class of destroyers.
Ships[]
Four vessels were ordered in July 1915:
- Sabrina - Laid down August 1915, launched 24 July 1916, completed September 1916. Sold for breaking up 5 November 1926.
- Strongbow - Launched 30 September 1916 and completed late 1916. Sunk by gunfire from German cruisers Bremse and Brummer off Norway, 17 October 1917.
- Surprise - Launched 25 November 1916 and completed 1916, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat off Maas disambiguation needed light ship on night of 22 December/23 December 1917.
- Sybille - Laid down August 1915, launched 5 February 1917, completed February 1917. Sold for breaking up 5 November 1926.
Three vessels were ordered in March 1916:
- Truculent - Laid down March 1916, launched 24 March 1917, completed May 1917. Sold for breaking up 29 April 1927.
- Tyrant - Laid down March 1916, launched 19 May 1917, completed July 1917. Sold for breaking up April 1938.
- Ulleswater - Launched 4 August 1917 and completed 1917, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat UC-17 off Dutch coast 15 August 1918.
Bibliography[]
- Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
- Jane's Fighting Ships, 1919, Jane's Publishing
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