Английская Википедия:HMS Lennox (1914)

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HMS Lennox was a Шаблон:Sclass built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s.

Description

The Laforey class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Шаблон:Sclass.[1] They displaced Шаблон:Convert. The ships had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. Lennox was powered by two Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Yarrow boilers.[2] The turbines developed a total of Шаблон:Convert and gave a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. The ships carried a maximum of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil that gave them a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. The ships' complement was 74 officers and ratings.[3]

The ships were armed with three single [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF Шаблон:Convert Mark IV guns]] and two QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm) anti-aircraft guns. These latter guns were later replaced by a pair of QF 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns. The ships were also fitted with two above-water twin mounts for [[British 21-inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]]. They were equipped with rails to carry four Vickers Elia Mk IV mines, although these rails were never used.[3]

Construction and service

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Headstone in Cowley, Oxfordshire of H Herbert, Officer's Steward First Class, who served on Lennox and died a week before the Armistice of 11 November 1918

Lennox was laid down at William Beardmore and Company's Clydebank shipyard as Portia on 14 November 1912.[4] On 30 September 1913, the Admiralty ordered that the L-class be renamed with names beginning with the letter "L", and Portia was renamed Lennox.[2] She was launched on 17 March 1914 on completed in July that year.[4]

On commissioning, Lennox joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, based at The Nore.[5][6] On the outbreak of the First World War this Flotilla became part of the Harwich Force, under the overall command of Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt,[6] serving in the North Sea, but capable of reinforcing either the Grand Fleet or forces in the English Channel as required.[7] Lennox saw action in several engagements, including the Battle off Texel. On 6 May 1916, Lennox accidentally collided with Шаблон:HMS, a seaplane carrier. Damage was insignificant for both ships, however.[8]

Notes

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Bibliography

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  1. ↑ Friedman, p. 129
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Gardiner & Gray, p. 76
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 Friedman, p. 296
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Friedman, p. 307.
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Manning, p. 15.
  7. ↑ Friedman, pp. 139–140.
  8. ↑ Caruna, "et al"
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