Английская Википедия:HMS Llewellyn (1913)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Llewellyn was a Шаблон:Sclass that served with the Royal Navy. Laid down on 14 December 1912 as HMS Picton, the ship was renamed on 30 September 1913 under an Admiralty order to become one of the first alphabetical class destroyers, being launched on 30 October. On commissioning, the vessel joined the Third Destroyer Flotilla and operated as part of the Harwich Force during the First World War. The destroyer took part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, as well as undertaking anti-submarine patrols and escort duties. It was during one of these patrols on 4 December 1916 that the vessel unsuccessfully attacked the German submarine Шаблон:SMU. On 17 March 1917, the destroyer was struck in the bow by a torpedo launched by a German torpedo boat while rescuing survivors from the sunk destroyer Шаблон:HMS, but returned to port safely by steaming backwards. With the cessation of hostilities, the ship was placed in reserve. Although subsequently offered for sale to the Finnish Navy, Llewellyn was instead withdrawn from service and sold to be broken up on 18 March 1922.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Llewellyn was one of twenty two L- or Шаблон:Sclasss built for the Royal Navy.Шаблон:Sfn The design followed the preceding Шаблон:Sclass but with improved seakeeping properties and armament, including twice the number of torpedo tubes.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was one of the last pre-war destroyers constructed by William Beardmore and Company for the British Admiralty.Шаблон:Sfn
The destroyer had a length overall of Шаблон:Convert, 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 four Yarrow boilers feeding two Parsons steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of Шаблон:Convert. Three funnels were fitted.Шаблон:Sfn The ship carried Шаблон:Convert of oil, which gave a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert, but this could be increased to Шаблон:Convert in times of peace.Шаблон:Sfn Fuel consumption was Шаблон:Convert of oil in 24 hours during tests.Шаблон:Sfn The ship's complement was 73 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, with one on the forecastle, one aft and one between the funnels.Шаблон:Sfn The guns could fire a shell weighing Шаблон:Convert at a muzzle velocity of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn One single [[Maxim gun|Шаблон:Convert Maxim]] gun was carried.Шаблон:Sfn A single [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder Шаблон:Convert "pom-pom"]] anti-aircraft gun was later added.Шаблон:Sfn Torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]] mounted aft. Capacity to lay four Vickers Elia Mk.4 mines was included, but the facility was never used.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Picton was ordered by the British Admiralty under the 1912–1913 Programme as part of a class of destroyers named after characters in Shakespeare's plays and the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was laid down by William Beardmore and Company at Dalmuir on the River Clyde on 14 December 1912 with the yard number 511.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was renamed Llewellyn by Admiralty order on 30 September 1913, joining what was to be the first class named alphabetically, a convention subsequently used for all destroyer classes.Шаблон:Sfn The new name commemorated either Llywelyn the Great or Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer was constructed at the yard alongside sister ship Шаблон:HMS.Шаблон:Sfn Llewellyn was launched on 30 October 1913 and completed on 31 March the following year.Шаблон:Sfn
On commissioning, Llewellyn joined the Third Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Harwich Force.[1] At the start of the First World War, the flotilla was tasked with harassing the Imperial German Navy and on 26 August 1914 was ordered to attack German torpedo boats on their patrol as part of a large Royal Navy fleet in what was to be the Battle of Heligoland Bight.Шаблон:Sfn The following day, the flotilla joined the battle, led by the scout cruiser Шаблон:HMS, attacking the torpedo boats until the light cruiser Шаблон:SMS appeared on the scene.Шаблон:Sfn Subsequently, the flotillas drove off the cruisers Шаблон:SMS and Шаблон:SMS for no loss.Шаблон:Sfn In the melee, Llewellyn fired 86 shells.Шаблон:Sfn
After that period of intense activity, the destroyer returned to Harwich to defend the Strait of Dover and spent 1915 actively involved in the myriad of tasks that were typical of destroyer service at the time. For example, the destroyer returned to Heligoland Bight to provide escort to British minelayers on 8 January, undertook sweeps for German submarines in the Irish Sea on 29 and 30 January, escorted troop convoys to France on 1 and 2 April and protected minesweepers working on Dogger Bank on 1 and 2 June.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn On 20 February 1916, the destroyer collided with sister ship Шаблон:HMS and suffered minor damage.Шаблон:Sfn Llewellyn was soon back in service and on 25 March formed part of the escort for the seaplane carrier Шаблон:HMS which, although unsuccessful in its primary mission of bombing the German Zeppelin sheds in Tønder, did achieve the objective of drawing out the German battlecruisers of the High Seas Fleet.Шаблон:Sfn The ship spent much of the rest of the year on anti-submarine patrols and, on 4 December, unsuccessfully attacked the German submarine Шаблон:SMU with depth charges.Шаблон:Sfn
On 28 February 1917, the destroyer was transferred to Dover.Шаблон:Sfn On 17 March, the ship formed part of a flotilla including Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS patrolling the Dover Barrage. German torpedo boats attacked and sank Paragon. Llewellyn, seeing gun flashes, went to attend and switched on a searchlight to assist in picking up survivors. Attracted by the light, the torpedo boats Шаблон:SMS and Шаблон:SMS attacked and launched two torpedoes, one of which struck the destroyer in the bow. By steaming backwards, the ship was able to return to port without suffering casualties.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer was subsequently redeployed to the Methil Convoy Flotilla based on the Firth of Forth.[2] On 22 April 1918, Llewellyn left Selbjørnsfjorden, Norway, escorting a convoy with Lark. The German High Seas Fleet set out to destroy the ships but failed to find them and returned to their base without a shot being fired. This proved one of the last capital ship sorties of the conflict.Шаблон:Sfn
After the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended 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 Llewellyn was initially placed in reserve at Portsmouth alongside fifty other destroyers.[3] The destroyer was subsequently offered for sale to the Finnish Navy but the purchase was halted by the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty which denied the sale of superfluous warships by the signatories and instead required the excess destroyers scrapped.Шаблон:Sfn In consequence, on 18 March 1922, the vessel was decommissioned, sold to J. Smith of Poole and broken up.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number | Date |
|---|---|
| H99 | December 1914Шаблон:Sfn |
| H61 | January 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| H83 | January 1919Шаблон:Sfn |
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