Английская Википедия:HMS Tintagel (1918)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Tintagel was an Admiralty Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer that served with the Royal Navy in the Second World War. The S class was a development of the Шаблон:Sclass2 created during the First World War as a cheaper alternative to the Шаблон:Sclass2. Launched in 1918 shortly after the Armistice, the ship was commissioned into the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. However, the end of the war meant that destroyers were not needed in the front line to the same extent and Tintagel was recommissioned into the Reserve Fleet a year later. Between 1920 and 1921, the ship served with the torpedo school at Sheerness. In 1924, the vessel accompanied the submarine Шаблон:HMS on sea trials. After the London Naval Treaty of 1930, and the subsequent reduction in the Royal Navy's older destroyer force, Tintagel was retired and, in 1931, sold to be broken up in Plymouth.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Tintagel was one of 33 Admiralty Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty on 7 April 1917 as part of the Eleventh War Construction Programme. The design was a development of the Шаблон:Sclass2 introduced at the same time as, and as a cheaper and faster alternative to, the Шаблон:Sclass2.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Differences with the R class were minor, such as having the searchlight moved aft and being designed to mount an additional pair of torpedo tubes.Шаблон:Sfn
The destroyer had a overall length of Шаблон:Convert and a length of Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars. Beam was Шаблон:Convert and mean draught Шаблон:Convert. Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert deep load. Three Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of Parsons 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. A full load of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil was carried, which gave a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 90 officers and ratings.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 on a platform between the funnels, and one aft.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was also armed with a single [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder Шаблон:Convert]] "pom-pom" anti-aircraft gun for air defence. Four [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert]] torpedo tubes were carried in two twin rotating mounts aft.Шаблон:Sfn Four depth charge chutes were also fitted aft. Initially, typically ten depth charges were carried.Шаблон:Sfn The ship mounted two additional [[British 18-inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert]] torpedo tubes either side of the superstructure, controlled by the commander with toggle ropes.Шаблон:Sfn Fire control included a training-only director, single Dumaresq and a Vickers range clock.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Laid down on 10 September 1917 during the First World War by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson at their dockyard in Wallsend on the River Tyne with the yard number 1083, Tintagel was launched on 9 August 1918 and completed in December shortly after the Armistice that ended the war.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[1] The vessel was the only one in Royal Navy service with the name.Шаблон:Sfn Tintagel was commissioned into the Grand Fleet, joining the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[2] However, with the end of the war, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of strength and both the number of ships and the amount of personnel needed to be reduced to save money.Шаблон:Sfn On 15 October 1919, the ship was recommissioned into the reserve fleet at Nore.[3]
'Tintagel was transferred to Sheerness, arriving on 24 October 1920.[4] The destroyer joined the Torpedo School. However, this role did not last long as, on 25 February 1922, it was announced that the school was to close. Tintagel returned to the reserve fleet at Nore.[5] On 9 February 1925, the destroyer was tasked to accompany the new submarine Шаблон:HMS on sea trials.Шаблон:Sfn The trials were deemed a success.Шаблон:Sfn On 22 April 1930, the London Naval Treaty was signed, which limited total destroyer tonnage that the Royal Navy could operate. As the force was looking to introduce more modern destroyers, some of the older vessels needed to be retired.Шаблон:Sfn On 23 June 1931, the vessel was replaced as emergency destroyer at Plymouth by sister ship Шаблон:HMS.[6] The ship was retired and, on 16 February 1932, the sold to be broken up by S Castle in Plymouth.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant number | Date |
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| G51 | November 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| D75 | November 1919Шаблон:Sfn |
| H89 | January 1922Шаблон:Sfn |
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Шаблон:S class destroyers (1917)
