Английская Википедия:HMS Milbrook (1915)

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HMS Milbrook was an Шаблон:Sclass2 which served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding Шаблон:Sclass2, capable of higher speed. The destroyer was launched in 1915 and joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. In 1916, Milbrook responded with the Grand Fleet to the bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft and fought in the Battle of Jutland. During the following year, the warship was transferred to Buncrana to operate under the Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland and, for the remainder of the war, the destroyer escorted convoys that were arriving and departing ports on the Clyde and Mersey to cross the Atlantic. In 1918, the ship was jointly responsible for the destruction of the German submarine Шаблон:SMU. After the Armistice, Milbrook was placed in reserve before being sold to be broken up in 1921.

Design and development

Milbrook was one of the sixteen Шаблон:Sclass2s ordered by the British Admiralty in September 1914 as part of the First War Programme.Шаблон:Sfn The M class was an improved version of the earlier Шаблон:Sclass2, required to reach a higher speed in order to counter rumoured new German fast destroyers. The remit was to have a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert and, although ultimately the destroyers fell short of that ambition in service, the extra performance that was achieved was valued by the navy. It transpired that the rumoured German warships did not existШаблон:Sfn

The destroyer had a length of Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars and Шаблон:Convert overall, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Normal displacement was Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding Brown-Curtiss steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert, driving three shafts and exhausting through three funnels.Шаблон:Sfn Design speed was Шаблон:Convert, but Milbrook only managed Шаблон:Convert on Шаблон:Convert during trials.Шаблон:Sfn A total of Шаблон:Convert of oil was carried, which gave a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

Milbrook had a main armament consisting of three single [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF Шаблон:Convert Mk IV]] guns on the centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the middle and aft funnels. Torpedo armament consisted of two twin torpedo tubes for [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]] located aft of the funnels.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Two single [[QF 1-pounder pom-pom|1-pounder Шаблон:Convert "pom-pom"]] anti-aircraft guns were carried.Шаблон:Sfn The anti-aircraft guns were later replaced by single [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pdr Шаблон:Convert "pom-pom"]] guns.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 80 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn

Construction and career

Milbrook was laid down by John I. Thornycroft & Company at their yard in Woolston, Southampton in November 1914, was launched on 12 July the following year and was completed three months later in October 1915.Шаблон:Sfn Unlike others built by the shipyard, the destroyer was built to an Admiralty specification.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was the second to enter Royal Navy service to be given the name.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Milbrook was deployed as part of the Grand Fleet, joining the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla. On 26 and 27 February 1916, the flotilla took part in a large naval exercise east of Shetland, involving four flotillas of destroyers, as well as all the operational battlecruisers, battleships and cruisers of the Grand Fleet. The exercise was deemed a success.Шаблон:Sfn On 24 April, the destroyer was based at Cromarty on the east coast of Scotland.Шаблон:Sfn The flotilla formed part of the support for the Grand Fleet in their response to the German bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft which took place on that day. However, the slower speed of the destroyers in the choppy seas meant that they were left behind and they did not encounter the German fleet.Шаблон:Sfn

During the following month, the destroyer sailed back to Cromarty along with eight other destroyers from the flotilla and the flotilla leader Шаблон:HMS to meet with the Second Battle Squadron. The ships sortied to rendezvous with the remainder of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla under the light cruiser Шаблон:HMS on 31 May.Шаблон:Sfn They then sailed along with the rest of the Grand Fleet to confront the German High Seas Fleet in the Battle of Jutland. As the two fleets converged, the flotilla formed close to the dreadnought battleship Шаблон:HMS, leading at the head of the Second Battle Squadron.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In the skirmish, Milbrook took no hits. As the German fleet withdrew during the night, the destroyers, led by Castor, attacked the German light cruisers of the Fourth Scouting Group, although Milbrook again was not able to achieve any hits.Шаблон:Sfn After the battle ended, the vessel returned to Scapa Flow with the remainder of the flotilla, arriving on 2 June.Шаблон:Sfn

The destroyer remained part of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla on 19 August, based at Scapa Flow.Шаблон:Sfn During the following year, Milbrook was transferred to the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station based at Buncrana. The destroyer was part of the escort service provided to convoys travelling across the Atlantic. The destroyers at Buncrana assisted convoys travelling across the Atlantic Ocean to and from the American industrial complex at Hampton Roads and via Sydney, Nova Scotia, arriving and departing ports on the Clyde and Mersey.Шаблон:Sfn The division also provided three escorts every eight days to protect fast convoys travelling to and from Halifax, Nova Scotia.Шаблон:Sfn The convoy escort role continued into 1918.Шаблон:Sfn On 20 July, the destroyer, along with sister ships Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, successfully drove the German submarine Шаблон:SMU to the surface with depth charges. The ships then sank the submarine with gunfire.Шаблон:Sfn

After the Armistice 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 The destroyer was transferred to reserve at Portsmouth. However, the harsh conditions of wartime operations, particularly the combination of high speed and the poor weather that is typical of the North Sea, exacerbated by the fact that the hull was not galvanised, meant that the ship was soon worn out.Шаблон:Sfn Milbrook was declared superfluous to operational requirements, retired, and, on 22 September 1921, was sold to Cohen, and broken up in Germany.Шаблон:Sfn

Pennant numbers

Pennant number	Date
HC6	August 1915Шаблон:Sfn
G08	January 1917Шаблон:Sfn
HA2	January 1918Шаблон:Sfn
G24	January 1919Шаблон:Sfn

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