Английская Википедия:HMS Tara (1918)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Tara was an Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer, which served with the Royal Navy. Launched on 7 August 1918, the vessel entered service at the closing of the First World War. The ship joined the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet but was placed in Reserve at Nore in 1919. Tara deteriorated over the following years and was sold to be broken up on 17 December 1931 after the signing of the London Naval Treaty that limited the amount of destroyer tonnage the Navy could retain.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Tara was one of thirty-three Admiralty Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in June 1917 as part of the Twelfth War Construction Programme. The design was a development of the Шаблон:Sclass2 introduced as a cheaper and faster alternative to the Шаблон:Sclass2.Шаблон:Sfn Differences with the R class were minor, such as having the searchlight moved aft.Шаблон:Sfn
Tara had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert and a length of Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars. Beam was Шаблон:Convert and draught Шаблон:Convert. Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert deep load. Three Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of Шаблон:Convert at normal loading and Шаблон:Convert at deep load. Two funnels were fitted. The ship carried Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil, which gave a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
Armament consisted of three [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF Шаблон:Convert Mk IV]] guns on the ship's centreline.Шаблон:Sfn One was mounted raised on the forecastle, one between the funnels on a raised platform and one aft.Шаблон:Sfn The ship also mounted a single Шаблон:Convert 2-pounder pom-pom anti-aircraft gun for air defence. Four Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes were fitted in two twin rotating mounts aft.Шаблон:Sfn The ship also carried two Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes on single rotating mounts mounted under the bridge, one to port and the other starboard. They were intended to be used during night attacks and controlled directly by the commanding officer using toggle ropes.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 90 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Laid down on 21 November 1917 by William Beardmore and Company in Dalmuir with the yard number 590, Tara was launched on 12 October 1918 and completed on 9 December 1918.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was the first and only of the name.Шаблон:Sfn The yard built the destroyers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMAS at the same time.Шаблон:SfnTara joined the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet.[1]
With the First World War closing, the destroyer saw no action before the Armistice. At the end of the war, the ship remained with the Grand Fleet until it was dissolved.[2] As the navy no longer required such a large active fleet of ships, Tara was transferred to join sixty-three other destroyers in reserve at Nore.[3] Tara was a tender to Шаблон:HMS, the torpedo school at Portsmouth in November 1924.[4] On 22 April 1930, the United Kingdom signed the London Naval Treaty, which limited total destroyer tonnage in the Navy.Шаблон:Sfn Having remained on reserve for more than a decade, Tara was found to be in poor condition and was one of those chosen to be retired. In July 1931, Tara was replaced as tender to the Torpedo School by sister ship Шаблон:HMS, with TaraШаблон:'s crew transferring to Stronghold.[5] On 17 December 1931, the destroyer was sold to Rees of Llanelly, and broken up.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant number
| Pennant number | Date |
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| G62 | 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| H92 | 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| D77 | UnknownШаблон:Sfn |
| D93 | UnknownШаблон:Sfn |
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