| As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 |
British Navy - Destroyers
17 " H" Class |
| Page 112 |
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SHELDRAKE.
3 Clydebank: Acorn, Alarm, Brisk (1910). 760-780 tons. Acorn and Alarm, Parsons turbines; Brisk, Curtis turbines. Trials: Acorn 27.2, Alarm 27.2, Brisk 27.6.
1 Denny : Sheldrake (1911). 748 tons. Parsons turbines. Trials : Sheldrake 28.3.
1 Fairfield: Cameleon (1910). 747 tons. Parsons turbines. Trials: Cameleon 28.03.
3 Hawthorn: Nemesis,* Nereide (1910), Nymphe (1911). All 740 tons. Parsons turbines. Trials: Nemesis 27, Nereide 27.8, Nymphe 27.5.
1 Inglis : Fury (1911). 760 tons. Parsons turbines. Trials: 27.3.
1 Swan Hunter: Hope (1910). 745 tons. Parsons turbine. Trials : 27.1.
4 Thornycroft: Larne, Lyra, Martin (all 1910), Minstrel* (1911). All 730 tons. Parsons turbine. Trials Larne 27.9, Lyra 28.7, Martin 28.9, Minstrel 28.9.
3 White : Redpole, Rifleman, Ruby (1910). All 720 tons. Parsons turbine. White-Forster boilers. Trials: Redpole 29.8, Rifleman 28.6, Ruby 29.3.
*Minstrel and Nemesis loaned to Japanese Navy, 1917-18, and commissioned as Japanese Sendan (Minstrel) and Kanran (Nemesis). Returned to British Navy, 1919.
Notes.-Formerly Acorn class. Belong to 1909-10 Programme, laid down end of 1909.
- Dimensions: about 246.5 x 25.5 x 8.66 feet.
- Armament: 2-4 inch, 2-12 pdr., 1-3 pdr. AA.*, 1 M.G., 2-21 inch tubes.
- Designed H.P. 13,500 = 27 kts. 3 screws. Yarrow boilers in all, except Redpole, Rifleman and Ruby, with White-Forster. Fuel about 170/140 tons oil.
- Complement, 72.
*In a few boats only.
To distinguish: High bridges, thick middle funnel, no gun or tubes between 2nd and 3rd funnels. 12 pdrs. at break of fo'xle. Big ventilators between funnels.
War Losses. Comet, Goldfinch.
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919 - p 113
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