Английская Википедия:HMS Nizam (1916)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Nizam was a Repeat Шаблон:Sclass2 that 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. Nizam had a largely uneventful war. Joining the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet in 1916, the vessel was soon involved in an exercise that involved most of the dreadnoughts of the First and Third Battle Squadrons but did not take part in any fleet actions. In 1917, the destroyer was a participant in anti-ship and anti-submarine patrols, but these were unsuccessful and the ship did not engage any enemy warships. After the Armistice that ended the war, Nizam was initially put in reserve and then sold in 1921 to be broken up.
Design and development
Nizam was one of 22 Repeat Шаблон:Sclass2s ordered by the British Admiralty in late November 1914 as part of the Third War Programme soon after the start of the First World War.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 German warships did not exist.Шаблон:Sfn The Repeat M class differed from the prewar vessels in having a raked stem and design improvements based on wartime experience.Шаблон: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 Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal. Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding Brown-Curtiss steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert. The turbines drove three shafts and exhausted through three funnels. Design speed was Шаблон:Convert, which the vessel exceeded on trials.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn A total of Шаблон:Convert of oil was carried to give a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
Nizam 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 [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pdr Шаблон:Convert "pom-pom"]] guns and the destroyer was also fitted with racks and storage for depth charges.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 80 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Nizam was laid down by Stephens on 11 February 1915 at Linthouse and launched on 7 February the following year.Шаблон:Sfn The yard launched another M-class destroyer, Шаблон:HMS, on the same day and Nizam was completed by Beardmore on 29 June.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was the first of the name in service with the Royal Navy and was deployed as part of the Grand Fleet, joining the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla based at Scapa Flow.Шаблон:Sfn[1] On 4 July, the new flotilla was sent from Scapa Flow to the Humber.Шаблон:Sfn On 22 November, the flotilla took part in exercises north of the Shetland Islands under the dreadnought Шаблон:HMS that also involved the majority of the First and Third Battle Squadrons.Шаблон:Sfn
During 1917, the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla was involved in anti-submarine operations, and for nine days from 15 June the destroyer was stationed off the Shetland Islands.Шаблон:Sfn[2] The operation did not lead to the destruction of any submarines and the Admiralty increasingly redeployed the destroyers of the Grand Fleet to escorting convoys.Шаблон:Sfn Nonetheless, on 15 October, Nizam formed part of a large-scale operation, involving 30 cruisers and 54 destroyers deployed in eight groups across the North Sea in an attempt to stop a suspected sortie by German naval forces.Шаблон:Sfn Despite these measures, the German light cruisers Шаблон:SMS and Шаблон:SMS managed to attack the regular convoy between Norway and Britain two days later, sinking two destroyers, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, and nine merchant ships before returning safely to Germany.Шаблон:Sfn
After the Armistice that ended the war in 1918, the destroyer was transferred to the Local Defence Flotilla at Nore.[3] However, that deployment did not last long. The harsh conditions of wartime operations, exacerbated by the fact that the hull was not galvanised, meant that the ship was soon worn out.Шаблон:Sfn In addition, the Royal Navy needed to return to a peacetime level of strength and both the number of ships and the amount of personnel to be reduced to save money.Шаблон:Sfn Nizam was retired, and, on 9 May 1921, was sold to Ward to be broken up at Rainham.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant number | Date |
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| G28 | September 1915Шаблон:Sfn |
| G52 | January 1917Шаблон:Sfn |
| G53 | January 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| HC6 | September 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| F81 | January 1919Шаблон:Sfn |
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