- Talisman class destroyer
The "Talisman" class were a class of
destroyer s that were being built for theTurkish Navy at the outbreak ofWorld War I but were taken over in November 1914 and completed for theRoyal 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 asflotilla leader s. 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 theforecastle . 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 down7 December 1914 , launched15 July 1915 , completed1 January 1916 , sold for breaking up9 May 1921 .
*"Termagant" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down17 December 1914 , launched26 August 1915 , completed18 March 1916 , sold for breaking up9 May 1921 .
*"Trident" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down1 July 1915 , launched20 November 1915 , completed24 March 1916 , sold for breaking up9 May 1921 .
*"Turbulent" - built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, laid down 1915, launched5 January 1916 , completed May 1916, sunk by the German battleship "Westfalen" duringBattle of Jutland ,31 May 1916 . [Massie, p. 646]Notes
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
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