Sardonyx 1919
Thracian 1939
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design | |||||||
Simoom | G44 | John Brown, Clydebank | 5.1917 | 26.1.1918 | 3.1918 | BU 1.1931 | |
Scimitar | G41, H21 | John Brown, Clydebank | 5.1917 | 27.2.1918 | 4.1918 | BU 6.1947 | |
Tribune | F9A | White, Cowes | 8.1917 | 28.3.1918 | 7.1918 | BU 12.1931 | |
Scotsman | G30 | John Brown, Clydebank | 12.1917 | 30.3.1918 | 6.1918 | BU 7.1937 | |
Senator | G36, D44 | Denny, Dumbarton | 8.1917 | 2.4.1918 | 6.1918 | BU 9.1936 | |
Trinidad | G38 | White, Cowes | 9.1917 | 8.4.1918 | 9.1918 | BU 3.1932 | |
Shark | FA1 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1917 | 9.4.1918 | 7.1918 | BU 2.1931 | |
Scout | G35, H51 | John Brown, Clydebank | 10.1917 | 27.4.1918 | 6.1918 | BU 3.1946 | |
Sikh | H94, D68 | Fairfield, Govan | 1917 | 7.5.1918 | 6.1918 | BU 7.1927 | |
Sparrowhawk | G53 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1917 | 14.5.1918 | 9.1918 | BU 2.1931 | |
Sepoy | G26 | Denny, Dumbarton | 8.1917 | 22.5.1918 | 8.1918 | BU 7.1932 | |
Success (6/1919- RAN) | F1A | Doxford, Pallion | 1918 | 29.6.1918 | 4.1919 | BU 6.1937 | |
Sirdar | G27 | Fairfield, Govan | 1917 | 6.7.1918 | 9.1918 | BU 5.1934 | |
Seraph | G60 | Denny, Dumbarton | 10.1917 | 8.7.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 5.1934 | |
Splendid | G57 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1917 | 10.7.1918 | 10.1918 | BU 1.1931 | |
Swallow | F73 | Scotts, Greenock | 1917 | 1.8.1918 | 9.1918 | BU 9.1936 | |
Steadfast | F99 | Palmers, Jarrow | 1918 | 8.8.1918 | 3.1919 | BU 7.1934 | |
Shamrock | F50 | Doxford, Pallion | 1918 | 26.8.1918 | 1919 | BU 11.1936 | |
Somme | G52 | Fairfield, Govan | 1917 | 10.9.1918 | 11.1918 | BU 8.1932 | |
Sabre | G56, H18 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 9.1917 | 23.9.1918 | 11.1918 | BU 11.1945 | |
Sterling (ex-Stirling) | FA3 | Palmers, Jarrow | 1918 | 8.10.1918 | 3.1919 | BU 8.1932 | |
Swordsman (6/1919- RAN) | F3A | Scotts, Greenock | 1918 | 28.12.1918 | 3.1919 | BU 6.1937 | |
Saladin | F0A, H54 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 9.1917 | 17.2.1919 | 4.1919 | BU 6.1947 | |
Shikari | D85 | Doxford, Pallion / Chatham DYd | 1.1918 | 14.7.1919 | 3/1924 | BU 11.1945 | |
Thornycroft specials | |||||||
Speedy | G35 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 5/1917 | 1.6.1918 | 8/1918 | collision 24.9.1922 | |
Tobago | G61 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 7.1917 | 15.7.1918 | 10.1918 | CTL 12.11.1920, BU 2.1922 | |
Yarrow specials | |||||||
Torch | G33 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 4/1917 | 16.3.1918 | 5/1918 | BU 11.1929 | |
Tomahawk | G34 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 4/1917 | 11.5.1918 | 7/1918 | BU 6.1928 | |
Tryphon | G42 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 4.1917 | 22.6.1918 | 9.1918 | ran aground 4.5.1919, BU 9.1920 | |
Tumult | G58 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 6/1917 | 17.9.1918 | 12/1918 | BU 10.1928 | |
Turquoise | G22 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 6/1917 | 9.11.1918 | 3/1919 | BU 1.1932 | |
Tuscan | FA5 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 6/1917 | 1.3.1919 | 6/1919 | BU 8.1932 | |
Tyrian | D84 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 6/1917 | 2.7.1919 | 1919 | BU 2.1930 | |
2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design | |||||||
Scythe | G32 | John Brown, Clydebank | 1.1918 | 25.4.1918 | 7.1918 | BU 11.1931 | |
Tilbury | G37 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1917 | 3.6.1918 | 9.1918 | BU 2.1931 | |
Seabear | G29 | John Brown, Clydebank | 12.1917 | 6.7.1918 | 9.1918 | BU 2.1931 | |
Trojan | G66 | White, Cowes | 1.1918 | 20.7.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 9.1936 | |
Tactician | G54 | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 11.1917 | 7.8.1918 | 10.1918 | BU 2.1931 | |
Tintagel | G51 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1917 | 9.8.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 3.1932 | |
Seafire | G68 | John Brown, Clydebank | 2.1917 | 10.8.1918 | 11.1918 | BU 9.1936 | |
Searcher | G72 | John Brown, Clydebank | 3.1917 | 11.9.1918 | 11.1918 | BU 3.1938 | |
Serapis | F21 | Denny, Dumbarton | 12.1917 | 17.9.1918 | 3.1919 | BU 1.1934 | |
Truant | G23 | White, Cowes | 2.1918 | 18.9.1918 | 3.1919 | BU 11.1931 | |
Sportive | G48 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1917 | 19.9.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 9.1936 | |
Tara | G62 | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 11.1917 | 12.10.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 12.1931 | |
Tenedos | FA4, H04 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 12.1917 | 21.10.1918 | 6.1919 | sunk 5.4.1942 | |
Stalwart (6/1919- RAN) | F4A | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 4.1918 | 23.10.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 6.1937 | |
Seawolf | G47 | John Brown, Clydebank | 4.1918 | 2.11.1918 | 1.1919 | BU 2.1931 | |
Thanet | G24, H29 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 12.1917 | 5.11.1918 | 8.1919 | sunk 27.1.1942 | |
Trusty | FA2 | White, Cowes | 4.1918 | 6.11.1918 | 5.1919 | BU 9.1936 | |
Spear | G55 | Fairfield, Govan | 1917 | 9.11.1918 | 12.1918 | BU 7.1926 | |
Strenuous | G64 | Scotts, Greenock | 1918 | 9.11.1918 | 1.1919 | BU 8.1932 | |
Tasmania (6/1919- RAN) | G97 | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 12.1917 | 22.11.1918 | 1.1919 | BU 6.1937 | |
Serene | F7A | Denny, Dumbarton | 2.1918 | 30.11.1918 | 4.1919 | BU 9.1936 | |
Tattoo (6/1919- RAN) | F2A | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 12.1917 | 28.12.1918 | 1/1919 | BU 1.1937 | |
Sesame | F5A | Denny, Dumbarton | 3.1918 | 30.12.1918 | 3.1919 | BU 5.1934 | |
Spindrift | G21 | Fairfield, Govan | 1918 | 30.12.1918 | 4.1919 | BU 7.1936 | |
Stonehenge | G09 | Palmers, Jarrow | 1918 | 19.3.1919 | 9.1919 | wrecked 6.11.1920 | |
Stronghold | FA8, H50 | Scotts, Greenock | 3.1918 | 6.5.1919 | 7.1919 | sunk 4.3.1942 | |
Sardonyx | F34, H26 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 3.1918 | 27.5.1919 | 7.1919 | BU 10.1945 | |
Turbulent | F55, D92 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 11.1917 | 29.5.1919 | 1919 | BU 8.1936 | |
Stormcloud | D89 | Palmers, Jarrow | 1918 | 30.5.1919 | 12.1919 | BU 7.1934 | |
Sturdy | F96, H28 | Scotts, Greenock | 3.1918 | 26.6.1919 | 10.1919 | wrecked 30.10.1940 | |
Thracian | GA4, D86 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 1.1918 | 5.3.1920 | 4.1922 | wrecked 16.12.1941, later Japanese 第101号哨戒艇 [101-go> | |
Saturn | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 1919 | ||
Sycamore | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 1919 | ||
Thornycroft specials | |||||||
Toreador, 3.1928- Vancouver (3/1928- RCN) | F6A | Thornycroft, Woolston | 11/1917 | 7.12.1918 | 4/1919 | BU 1937 | |
Torbay, 3.1928- Champlain (3/1928- RCN) | F35 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 11/1917 | 6.3.1919 | 7/1919 | BU 1937 | |
Tourmaline | D83 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 1/1918 | 12.4.1919 | 12/1919 | BU 11.1931 |
Displacement normal, t |
Admiralty design: 1075 Thornycroft specials: 1087 Yarrow specials: 930 |
Displacement full, t |
Admiralty design: 1225 Thornycroft specials: 1240 Yarrow specials: 1060 |
Length, m |
Admiralty design, Thornycroft specials: 84.1 Yarrow specials: 83.4 |
Breadth, m |
Admiralty design: 8.16 Thornycroft specials: 8.34 Yarrow specials: 7.82 |
Draught, m |
Admiralty design: 2.75 Thornycroft specials: 3.20 Yarrow specials: 3.05 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers Steadfast, Sterling, Stonehenge, Stormcloud, Tilbury, Tintagel, Strenuous, Torch, Tomahawk, Tumult, Turquoise, Tuscan, Tyrian: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers Tribune, Trinidad, Trojan, Truant, Trusty: 2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 White-Forster boilers |
Power, h. p. |
27000 |
Max speed, kts |
36 |
Fuel, t |
oil 301 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
2750(15) |
Armament |
early Admiralty design: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 1 - 450 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR later Admiralty design, Yarrow specials: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR Thornycroft specials: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 1 - 450 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR Senator: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR, 1 airplane (Pup), flying-off platform |
Complement |
90 |
Project history: When it was realised
that reports of new German destroyer armaments had been exaggerated the
Controller suggested in February 1917 that destroyer construction should revert
to Modified 'R' class. They would be cheaper, faster to build, and 2kts faster.
Several improvements were incorporated after consultation with Captains (D) and
the various Commands. These included the provision of
more TT, a 'trawler' bow or sharply sheered
forecastle and a turtleback
forecastle. The original proposal for the 450mm TT was
for single fixed tubes firing 'cold' torpedoes, but the Admiralty
design was given training tubes, which meant that the
forecastle plating had to be cut away to allow the tube to train. This made the
boats very wet, for the open forecastle permitted spray to be thrown up over the
bridge. In the Thornycroft design two tubes were fixed athwartships,
firing through a narrow aperture, so the problem was avoided. The torpedoes were
fired by the CO, who carried two trailing leads in his pockets, permitting him
to fire at targets of opportunity. The Thornycroft boats also carried the
forecastle gun on a raised platform, further improving seakeeping. As weight was
critical in the Admiralty design it was soon realised
that the weight of the single 450mm TT was too much,
and the later boats were completed without them, to permit the heavier Mk.V
533mm torpedoes to be carried in the midships TT. In
June 1918 Senator was fitted with an aircraft
platform aft, allowing an aircraft to takeoff when the
destroyer went full speed astern.
Orders were placed for 24 boats in
April 1917, followed by 33 more in June, but Saturn
and Sycamore were cancelled in 1919.
Only 19 were completed by the Armistice. The class were completed from April
1918 to October 1919 apart from Shikari and
Thracian.
Modernizations: 1919, Senator: - flying-off platform and plane
1930s, many survived: + type 124 or type 127 sonar
1938-1939, Stronghold, Sturdy, Thracian: - 1 x 1 - 102/40, 2 x 2 - 533 TT; + rails for 40 mines
late 1939, Scimitar: magnetic sweeps were tested (temporarily, to early 1940)
late 1940-early 1941, Sabre, Saladin, Shikari, Sardonyx, Scimitar, Scout: - 2 x 1 - 102/40, 1 x 1 - 40/39, 2 x 2 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 6 DCT, 1 DCR (70 DCs totally)
late 1941-early 1942, Sabre, Saladin, Shikari, Sardonyx, Scimitar, Scout: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
1941-1942, most survived: + type 286 radar
1942-1943, Shikari: + type 271 radar
late 1942-early 1943, Sabre, Saladin, Sardonyx: - 4 DCT; full displacement was 1400t
late 1942-early 1943, Shikari: - 1 x 1 - 76/40, 4 DCT (40 DCT totally); full displacement was 1385t
1943 - 1944, many survived: - type 286 radar; + type 291 radar
1/1946, Scimitar: 1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (70), type 291 radar, type 124 or type 127 sonar
1/1946, Scout: 1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (70), type 124 or type 127 sonar
1/1946, Saladin: 1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (70), type 124 or type 127 sonar
Naval service: Speedy collided with merchant vessel in Sea of Marmara 24.9.1922. Tobago was stricken by Russian mine in Black sea 12.11.1920 and written off as constructive total loss. Tryphon stranded in Mediterranean 4.5.1919, declared as CTL and sold for scrap on Malta in September, 1920. Stonehendge wrecked near Smyrna 6.11.1920. Sturdy 30.10.1940 wrecked on rocks W of Scotland when escorting convoy. Thracian 24.12.1941 was badly damaged by Japanese aircraft at Hong Kong, ran aground, soon captured by enemy. Subsequently she was repaired commissioned by Japanese Navy 25.11.1942 as "Patrol No101". In September, 1945 she was returned to Britain but not entered Fleet list and handed over on BU. Thanet was sunk by Japanese cruisers Sendai and Yubari and destroyers Asagiri and Fubuki 27.1.1942 at coast of Malaya. Stronghold was sunk by Japanese cruiser Maya and destroyers Arashi and Nowake S of Java 2.3.1942. Tenedos was sunk by Japanese carrier bombers D3A1 at Colombo 5.4.1942.
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