Английская Википедия:HMS Ophelia
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Ophelia was an Шаблон:Sclass2 built for the Royal Navy during the First World War, entering service in 1916. The ship served at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May/1 June 1916, and sank a German submarine in 1918. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
Description
The Admiralty M class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Шаблон:Sclasss.[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. They were powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Yarrow boilers. 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 76 officers and ratings.[2]
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]].[2]
Construction and service
Ophelia was ordered under the Third War Programme in November 1914 and laid down on 1 February 1915 by William Doxford & Sons at their shipyard in Sunderland. The ship was launched on 13 October and completed in May 1916.[3]
Ophelia was attached to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Grand Fleet during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May/1 June 1916.[4][5] Ophelia was one of four destroyers of the 4th Flotilla (the others were Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS) that formed a screen for the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron.[6] The four destroyers engaged German ships which were carrying out a torpedo attack on the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron. Ophelia fired one torpedo that missed its target, but was undamaged.[7]
After Jutland, Ophelia joined the newly established 14th Destroyer Flotilla, also part of the Grand Fleet.[8] On 10 September 1918, Ophelia was on patrol, with a Kite balloon deployed, when the observer in the balloon spotted the conning tower of a submarine. The submarine dived, but Ophelia dropped depth charges on the site of the submarine's submergence, which were rewarded by a large underwater explosion and a large oil slick. Ophelia had sunk the German submarine Шаблон:Ship.[9]
By the end of the war, Ophelia had transferred to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla.[10][11] She was sold for breaking up to the Slough Trading Company on 11 November 1921.[12]
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number[12] | Date |
|---|---|
| G03 | May 1916 |
| G57 | January 1917 |
| G58 | January 1918 |
| GA9 | November 1918 |
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