| As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 |
British Navy - Destroyers
74 "Admiralty M Class Destroyers |
| (23 "Repeat M" + 45 "M" + 6 "Pre-War M") |
| Page 109 |
|
PYLADES ("Repeat M").
2 Beardmore: * Pelican, Pellew. (Repeat M)
10 Clydebank: Napier, Penn, Peregrine. (Repeat M.) Ossory, Mameluke, Marne, Mons - also Milne, Morris, Moorsom. (Pre-War.)
7 Denny: Petard, Peyton. (Repeat M.) Maenad, Marvel, Mystic, Narwhal, Nicator.
9 Doxford: Norseman, Oberon. (Repeat M.) Octavia, Ophelia, Opportune, Oracle, Orestes, Orford, Orpheus.
11 Fairfield: Observer. Offa, Phoebe. (Repeat M.) Mandate, Manners, Mindful, Mischief, Onslaught, Onslow, Orcadia, Oriana.
3 Hawthorn Leslie: Pigeon, Plover. (Repeat M.)
8 Palmer: Oriole, Osiris. (Repeat M.) Nonsuch, Norman, Northesk, Nugent - also Murray, Myngs. (Pre-War).
6 Scott : Plucky, Portia. (Repeat M.) Obdurate, Obedient, Paladin, Parthian.
5 Stephen: Prince, Pylades.* (Repeat M.) Nizam,* Noble (ex Nisus), Nonpariel.
4 Swan Hunter: Pasley. (Repeat M.) Brown-Curtis turbines. Martial, Parsons turbines, Menace, Brown-Curtis turbines - also Matchless. (Pre-War) Parsons turbines.
6 Thornycroft: Michael, Milbrook, Minion, Munster, Nepean, Nereus.
4 White: Medina (ex-Redmill); Medway (ex-Redwing), (both Repeat M). Magic, Moresby.
* Nizam and Pylades were launched by Messrs. Stephen and completed by Messrs. Beardmore.
- Displacements vary from 994 to 1042 tons (1025 average).
- Length: 265 feet (p.p.) (o.a. varies from 271.5 to 276.25 feet). Beam : 26.66 to 26.75 feet. Mean draught: 8.66 feet. Max. draught : about 10.25 feet.
- Guns: 3-4 inch, 1-2 pdr. pom-pom. 1 M.G. Tubes: 4-21 inch in pairs
- Machinery: Clydebank, Fairfield and Stephen boats, Brown-Curtis turbines ; Beardmore, Denny, Doxford, Hawthorn Leslie, Palmer, Scott, Thornycroft, White oats, all Parsons turbines; Swan Hunter boats as specially noted above. Designed S.H.P. 25,000 = 34 kts. 3 screws in all. Boilers: 3 Yarrow, in all, except White boats with White-Forster. Oil fuel : 298-237/243-202 tons.
- Complement, 80.
General Notes: Boats with "N" "0" and "P" names, all Emergency War Programme; the War boats with "M" names, Emergency War Programme, but part of their cost was met by the provision in 1914-15 Navy Estimates for ten destroyers. The Pre-War M's, 1913-14 Programme. Proved a remarkably successful type of Destroyer, although not so fast as the Thornycroft and Yarrow "M's."
To distinguish: Easily distinguished by their three, small round funnels, with 4 inch mounted between second and third funnels. Can be separated from the Admiralty R's by the after 4 inch not being mounted in "bandstand." The Repeat M's have raking stems; the Pre-War M's have rather shorter funnels.
War Losses.- Repeat M's: Pheasant (Fairfield), Partridge (Swan Hunter). War M's: Narborough (Clydebank), Opal (Doxford), Mary Rose, Negro, North Star (all Palmer), Nomad (Stephen), Marmion. Nessus, Nestor (all Swan Hunter). Pre-R War M's: No losses.
|
|
Builder |
Begun |
Launch |
Comp. |
| Beardmore |
Pelican |
25/6/15 |
18/3/16 |
1/5/16 |
| Beardmore |
Pellew |
28/6/15 |
18/5/16 |
30/6/16 |
| Clydebank |
Napier |
24/3/15 |
27/11/16 |
1/16 |
| Clydebank |
Penn |
9/6/15 |
8/4/16 |
5/16 |
| Clydebank |
Peregrine |
9/6/15 |
29/5/16 |
7/16 |
| Clydebank |
Ossory |
23/12/14 |
9/10/16 |
11/15 |
| Clydebank |
Mameluke |
23/12/14 |
14/8/15 |
10/15 |
| Clydebank |
Marne |
30/9/14 |
29/5/15 |
8/15 |
| Clydebank |
Mons |
30/9/14 |
1/5/15 |
7/15 |
| Clydebank |
Milne |
1914 |
5/10/14 |
12/14 |
| Clydebank |
Morris |
1914 |
19/11/14 |
12/14 |
| Clydebank |
Moorsom |
1914 |
21/12/14 |
2/15 |
| Denny |
Petard |
5/17/15 |
24/3/16 |
23/5/16 |
| Denny |
Peyton |
12/7/15 |
2/5/16 |
29/6/16 |
| Denny |
Maenad |
10/11/14 |
10/8/15 |
12/11/15 |
| Denny |
Marvel |
11/1/15 |
7/10/15 |
28/12/15 |
| Denny |
Mystic |
27/10/14 |
26/6/16 |
11/11/15 |
| Denny |
Narwhal |
21/4/15 |
3/12/15 |
3/3/16 |
| Denny |
Nicator |
21/4/15 |
3/2/16 |
15/4/16 |
| Doxford |
Norseman |
..... |
15/8/16 |
11/16 |
| Doxford |
Oberon |
..... |
29/9/16 |
12/16 |
| Doxford |
Octavia |
..... |
21/6/16 |
11/16 |
| Doxford |
Ophelia |
..... |
13/10/15 |
5/16 |
| Doxford |
Opportune |
..... |
20/11/16 |
6/16 |
| Doxford |
Oracle |
.... |
23/12/15 |
8/16 |
| Doxford |
Orestes |
..... |
21/3/16 |
6/16 |
| Doxford |
Orford |
..... |
19/4/16 |
12/16 |
| Doxford |
Orpheus |
..... |
17/6/16 |
9/16 |
| Fairfield |
Observer |
.... |
1/5/16 |
15/6/16 |
| Fairfield |
Offa |
..... |
7/6/16 |
31/7/16 |
| Fairfield |
Phoebe |
..... |
20/11/16 |
28/12/16 |
| Fairfield |
Mandate |
..... |
27/4/15 |
13/8/15 |
| Fairfield |
Manners |
..... |
15/6/15 |
21/9/15 |
| Fairfield |
Mindful |
..... |
24/8/15 |
10/11/15 |
| Fairfield |
Mischief |
..... |
12/10/15 |
16/12/15 |
| Fairfield |
Onslaught |
..... |
4/12/15 |
3/3/16 |
| Fairfield |
Onslow |
..... |
15/2/16 |
15/4/16 |
| Fairfield |
Orcadia |
..... |
26/7/16 |
29/9/16 |
| Fairfield |
Oriana |
..... |
23/9/16 |
4/11/16 |
| Hawthorn Leslie |
Pigeon |
14/7/15 |
3/3/16 |
2/16/16 |
| Hawthorn Leslie |
Plover |
30/7/15 |
3/3/16 |
30/6/16 |
| Palmer |
Oriole |
........ |
31/7/16 |
11/16 |
| Palmer |
Osiris |
........ |
26/9/16 |
12/16 |
| Palmer |
Nonsuch |
........ |
8/12/15 |
2/16 |
| Palmer |
Norman |
........ |
20/3/16 |
8/16 |
| Palmer |
Northesk |
........ |
5/7/16 |
10/16 |
| Palmer |
Nugent |
........ |
23/1/17 |
4/17 |
| Palmer |
Murray |
........ |
6/8/14 |
12/14 |
| Palmer |
Myngs |
........ |
24/9/14 |
2/15 |
| Scott |
Plucky |
........ |
21/4/16 |
7/16 |
| Scott |
Portia |
........ |
10/8/16 |
10/16 |
| Scott |
Obdurate |
........ |
21/1/16 |
3/16 |
| Scott |
Obedient |
........ |
16/11/16 |
2/16 |
| Scott |
Paladin |
........ |
27/3/16 |
5/16 |
| Scott |
Parthian |
........ |
3/7/16 |
9/16 |
| Stephen |
Prince |
27/7/15 |
26/7/16 |
21/9/16 |
| Stephen |
Pylades* |
27/7/15 |
28/9/16 |
30/12/16* |
| Stephen |
Nizam* |
11/2/15 |
6/4/16 |
29/6/16* |
| Stephen |
Noble |
6/2/15 |
25/11/15 |
15/2/16 |
| Stephen |
Nonpareil |
24/2/15 |
16/5/16 |
28/6/16 |
| *Completed by Messrs. Beardmore. |
| Swan Hunter |
Pasley |
7/15 |
15/4/16 |
7/16 |
| Swan Hunter |
Martial |
10/14 |
1/7/15 |
10/15 |
| Swan Hunter |
Menace |
9/14 |
9/11/15 |
4/16 |
| Swan Hunter |
Matchless |
11/13 |
5/10/14 |
12/14 |
| Thornycroft |
Michael |
10/14 |
19/5/15 |
8/15 |
| Thornycroft |
Milbrook |
11/14 |
12/7/15 |
10/15 |
| Thornycroft |
Minion |
11/14 |
11/9/15 |
11/15 |
| Thornycroft |
Munster |
11/14 |
24/11/15 |
1/16 |
| Thornycroft |
Nepean |
2/15 |
21/1/16 |
3/16 |
| Thornycroft |
Nereus |
3/15 |
24/2/16 |
5/16 |
| White |
Medina |
23/9/15 |
8/3/16 |
30/6/16 |
| White |
Medway |
2/11/15 |
19/4/16 |
2/8/16 |
| White |
Magic |
1/1/15 |
10/9/15 |
8/1/16 |
| White |
Moresby |
14/1/15 |
20/11/15 |
7/4/16 |
OBDURATE (War M's). Official R.A.F. Photo.
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919 - p 109
© Jane's Information Group
^ back to top ^ |
