Yarrow M class destroyer

Yarrow M class destroyer
HMS Nerissa (1916) IWM SP 1335.jpg
HMS Nerissa
Class overview
Operators:  Royal Navy
Built: 19121916
In commission: 19141926
Completed: 10
General characteristics
Type: Destroyer
Displacement: Miranda, Minos, Manley :
850 long tons (864 t) standard
990 long tons (1,006 t) full load
Moon, Morning Star, Mounsey, Musketeer, Nerissa, Relentless & Rival :
930 long tons (945 t) standard
Length: Miranda, Minos, Manley :
269 ft 6 in (82.14 m)
Moon, Morning Star, Mounsey, Musketeer, Nerissa, Relentless & Rival :
273 ft 6 in (83.36 m)
Beam: 25 ft 7.5 in (7.811 m)
Draught: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion: 3 × Yarrow-type boilers
Brown-Curtis steam turbines
2 shafts
230 tons oil
Miranda, Minos, Manley:
23,000 hp (17,151 kW)
Moon, Morning Star, Mounsey, Musketeer, Nerissa, Relentless & Rival :
27,000 hp (20,134 kW)
Speed: 36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Complement: 79
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 M class was a class of ten destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. They were generally similar to the standard Admiralty M class, but were instead designed by the builder, Yarrow & Company. Generally, they had two instead of three shafts, as well as two funnels and a straight stern, with the bridge set well back from the forecastle. The first trio were two knots faster than the Admiralty M type, despite less installed power and one less shaft; the installed power was increased for the later vessels. Jane's Fighting Ships describes the class as "very successful boats", and all ten vessels survived throughout the war to be broken up during the 1920s. Moon, Mounsey and Musketeer were each fitted to carry a kite balloon.

Contents

Pre-war ships purchased 1913

Three vessels already building by Yarrow were purchased in March 1913 as part of the pre-war 1913-14 programme.

  • edit] Ships ordered under the War Emergency Programme

    Four vessels were ordered in September 1914.

    • Yarrow Later M-class destroyer).

      See also

      Media related to Yarrow M class destroyer at Wikimedia Commons

      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
      • Ships of the Royal Navy, J.J.Colledge
      • British Destroyers, 1892-1953, Edgar J. March
      • The Metal Fighting Ships, 1860-1970, E.H.H. Archibald

      References