Английская Википедия:HMS Setter (1916)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Setter was an Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The R class were an improvement on the previous M class with geared steam turbines to improve efficiency. Laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the destroyer was launched on 18 August 1916 and joined the Harwich Force. The ship escorted merchant vessels that travelled between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands as part of a small flotilla of destroyers. The convoys were subject to attack from German warships, but Setter was never hit by enemy attack. Instead, during the foggy night of 17 May 1917, the destroyer was struck by sister ship Шаблон:HMS, leader of the small flotilla. The damage was critical and the crew were evacuated to Sylph as Setter sank with no loss of life.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Setter was one of seventeen Шаблон:Sclass2 delivered to the British Admiralty as part of the Sixth War Construction Programme.Шаблон:Sfn The design was generally similar to the preceding M class, but differed in having geared steam turbines, the aft gun mounted on a raised platform and minor changes to improve seakeeping. The destroyer had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert deep load. Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Parsons geared turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
Three funnels were fitted. A total of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil was carried, giving a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert due to the enhanced efficiency of the geared machinery.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 82 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Armament consisted of three [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|Шаблон:Convert Mk IV QF]] guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft and one between the second and third funnels.Шаблон:Sfn A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was carried on a platform between two twin mounts for [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]].Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Ordered in July 1915, Setter was laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight with the yard number 1478, and launched on 18 August the following year.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer was completed on 12 February 1917 and was deployed as part of the Harwich Force, joining the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.Шаблон:Sfn[1] The ship escorted merchant ships that crossed between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, termed Dutch traffic, which usually involved a flotilla leader and four destroyers steaming almost every alternate day.Шаблон:Sfn It was during one of these operations on 12 March that the flotilla was attacked by German torpedo boats. Setter was undamaged, but sister ship Шаблон:HMS was struck by a torpedo, although damage was minor and all the ships returned to Harwich.Шаблон:Sfn
On 17 May, while escorting Dutch traffic, Setter was once again part of a flotilla that encountered German torpedo boats. The ships, led by sister ship Шаблон:HMS and including Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS as well as Setter, were covering the rear of the convoy when they saw approaching ships. As the weather was foggy, it was assumed that they were members of the convoy until German voices were heard and a torpedo and three salvoes were fired by the German ships. The attack was possibly launched from the V25-class torpedo boats Шаблон:SMS and Шаблон:SMS, although in the confusion of battle it is unclear which members of either the German 3rd Torpedo-Boat Flotilla or the Zeebrugge Half Flotilla were involved as both were deployed against the traffic on the route that night. The torpedo narrowly missed Sylph and the ships lost sight of each other. In the confusion, Setter had to turn sharply to port with engines at full power astern to avoid hitting Recruit. Unfortunately, the manoeuvre put the destroyer straight in front of Sylph, which hit the starboard quarter and caused the engine room to flood. Despite attempts to save the ship, Setter was lost. The crew boarded Sylph and, one hour and twenty minutes after being rammed, the ship sank. One merchant ship from the convoy, Шаблон:SS, was sunk by the German warships.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn There were no casualties aboard Setter.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number | Date |
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| G98 | 1916Шаблон:Sfn |
| F55 | January 1917Шаблон:Sfn |
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