Talisman class destroyer

The "Talisman" class were a class of destroyers that were being built for the Turkish Navy at the outbreak of World War I but were taken over in November 1914 and completed for the Royal Navy for wartime service. Originally to have been renamed "Napier", "Narborough", "Offa" and "Ogre" respectively, they were re-allocated "T" names in February 1915.

The "Talismans" were a private design by Hawthorn Leslie and Company that were longer than but drew less than their Royal Navy contemporaries. Being large, they frequently acted as flotilla leaders. They were heavily armed for their time, shipping five single QF 4 inch (10 cm) guns. An unusual departure from Royal Navy practice in the "Talismans", shared only with the ex-Chilean "Faulknors" and the singleton "Swift", was the shipping of two guns side by side on the forecastle. The other guns were carried one between the first and second funnels, one after the searchlight platform and one on a bandstand on the quarterdeck. All the guns had half-shields. The hull form was considered particularly successful and was adopted for the V and W class of 1917, arguably the peak of destroyer development at the time.

hips

*"Talisman" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down 7 December 1914, launched 15 July 1915, completed 1 January 1916, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
*"Termagant" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down 17 December 1914, launched 26 August 1915, completed 18 March 1916, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
*"Trident" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down 1 July 1915, launched 20 November 1915, completed 24 March 1916, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
*"Turbulent" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down 1915, launched 5 January 1916, completed May 1916, sunk by the German battleship "Westfalen" during Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. [Massie, p. 646]

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References

*cite book |last=Massie |first=Robert K |authorlink=Robert Massie |title= |year=2003 |publisher=Random House |isbn=0-345-40878-0

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