Английская Википедия:HMS Parthian (1916)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Parthian was a Шаблон:Sclass2 which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the previous Шаблон:Sclass2, capable of higher speed. Launched on 3 July 1916, the ship was transferred to the Southwest Approaches during February 1917 to undertake anti-submarine and escort duties initially based from Cobh in Ireland. The vessel attacked a number of German U-boats that were sinking shipping in the area, and was part of the welcome for the first destroyers from the US Navy to serve in Europe during the war. After the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the ship was placed in reserve before being decommissioned and sold to be broken up on 8 November 1921.
Design and development
Parthian was one of sixteen Шаблон:Sclass2s ordered by the British Admiralty in February 1915 as part of the Fourth War Construction Programme.Шаблон:Sfn The M-class was an improved version of the earlier Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyers, designed to reach the higher speed of Шаблон:Convert in order to counter rumoured German fast destroyers.Шаблон:Sfn
The destroyer was Шаблон:Convert long overall, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert full load. Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Three funnels were fitted. Шаблон:Convert of oil were carried, giving a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
Armament consisted of three [[QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|Шаблон:Convert Mk IV QF]] guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the middle and aft funnels. A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for Шаблон:Convert torpedoes.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel had a complement of 76 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Parthian was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock with the yard number 472, launched on 3 July 1916 and completed on 7 September.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was named after Parthia, a belligerent nation found on the southeast of the Caspian Sea.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was deployed as part of the Grand Fleet, joining the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[1]
During February 1917, in response to increasing submarine activity in the Southwest Approaches, Parthian was one of four destroyers from the Grand Fleet allocated to Cobh, Ireland.Шаблон:Sfn On 10 March, the destroyer assisted SS Arataca in its defence from the submarine Шаблон:SMU, driving the submarine away.Шаблон:Sfn On 29 April, the vessel pressed home an attack on an unidentified submarine, using gunfire and depth charges as well as attempting the ram the boat as it dived.Шаблон:Sfn On 2 May the destroyer was sent out to meet a division of US Navy destroyers led by Commander Joseph Taussig in Шаблон:USS.Шаблон:Sfn They were the first vessels sent by the US to Europe.Шаблон:Sfn On 30 May, the destroyer unsuccessfully attacked Шаблон:SMU, although a prisoner from the merchant ship Шаблон:SS onboard the submarine claimed that the boat had been hit.Шаблон:Sfn However, the hard toll of working under these conditions took their toll and by 18 June, the ship had been transferred to Newport, Wales for rest and refitting.Шаблон:Sfn One of the destroyer's attacks was used by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly in an address to American seamen:
After the Armistice of 11 November 1918 the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of mobilisation, and surplus vessels were placed in reserve. Parthian was initially transferred to Devonport on 15 October 1919, joining what would become more than twenty M class destroyers being made ready for retirement.[2] The destroyer was decommissioned and sold to Slough Trading Co on 8 November 1921, being subsequently broken up in Germany.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number | Date |
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| G52 | September 1915Шаблон:Sfn |
| G77 | January 1917Шаблон:Sfn |
| H91 | January 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
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