Английская Википедия:HMS Seagull (1889)

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HMS Seagull was a Шаблон:Sclass of the British Royal Navy. She was built at Chatham Dockyard from 1888–1891. She was converted to a minesweeper in 1908–1909 and continued these duties during the First World War. Seagull was sunk in a collision with a merchant ship on 30 September 1918.

Design and construction

The Sharpshooter-class was designed under the leadership of William Henry White, the Director of Naval Construction to be faster and more seaworthy than the preceding prototype torpedo gunboat, Шаблон:HMS and the three Шаблон:Sclasss, while carrying a heavier armament.[1] As torpedo gunboats, they were intended to defend the fleet from attack by torpedo boats, while being capable of carrying out torpedo attacks themselves.[2]

The Sharpshooters were larger than the preceding ships, with a raised forecastle to improve seakeeping.[3][4] They were Шаблон:Convert long overall and Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.[5] Displacement was Шаблон:Convert.[3][lower-alpha 1] Two triple-expansion steam engines, fed by four locomotive boilers, drove two propeller shafts. The machinery was intended to produce Шаблон:Convert giving a speed of Шаблон:Convert.[9] The use of locomotive boilers was not a success, with the machinery being unreliable and unable to provide the expected power.[4][6] The machinery actually delivered Шаблон:Convert giving a speed of Шаблон:Convert when forced and Шаблон:Convert giving Шаблон:Convert under natural draft.[5]

The ship was armed with two 4.7 inch (120 mm) QF guns mounted fore and aft on the ships centreline, backed up by four 3-pounder (47 mm) guns (two in single mounts on the ship's beam and two in casemates forward). Five 14-inch torpedo tubes were fitted (one fixed in the ship's bow and two twin mounts), with three reload torpedoes carried.[3][4] The ship had a crew of 91.[3]

Seagull was laid down at Chatham Dockyard on 23 April 1888 and launched on 30 November 1889. She was completed in January 1891 at a cost of £56,922.[3][8]

Service

In August 1894 Seagull took part in that year's Naval Manoeuvres,[10] and in July 1896 again took part in the Manoeuvres.[11] Seagull was subject to a major refit in 1897–1898, being fitted with Niclausse water-tube boilers in place of the ship's locomotive boilers.[12][13] Seagull took part in an extensive series of successful trials to evaluate the new boilers, which resulted in further use of the Niclausse boiler by the Royal Navy.[14]

Seagull was a tender at Portsmouth in 1906, and remained on that duty until 1908.[15] In 1909 she was converted to a minesweeper,[15] which involved removing the torpedo tubes.[16]

On the outbreak of the First World War Seagull joined the newly established Grand Fleet.[17] In August 1914, the minesweepers attached to the Grand Fleet, including Seagull were employed on carrying out daily sweeps of the Pentland Firth.[18] In September 1914 Seagull was deployed to guard the Fleet anchorage at Loch Ewe.[19] On 27 October, the battleship Шаблон:HMS struck a mine off Tory Island, north-west of Lough Swilly, and despite efforts to tow her to safety, sank later that day.[20][21] As a result, Seagull together with sister ships Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS were ordered from Scapa Flow to join Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS in clearing this minefield.[22]

The old torpedo gunboats such as Seagull were not well suited to continual use in the rough waters around Scapa Flow, and in July 1915 Seagull and sister ship Шаблон:HMS were deployed to Harwich to sweep ahead of the Harwich Force when it went to sea.[23]

On 15 February 1917 Seagull was east of Aldeburgh when a periscope, probably of the German submarine UC-1, was spotted. Seagull dropped two depth charges on the wake of the periscope.[24]

On 30 September 1918 Seagull was sunk in a collision with the merchant ship SS Corribb in the Firth of Clyde.[25][15]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number[25] From To
C85 1914 January 1918
C81 January 1918 September 1918
C82 September 1918 -

Notes

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References

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  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Harvnb
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  15. ↑ 15,0 15,1 15,2 Шаблон:Harvnb
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  25. ↑ 25,0 25,1 Шаблон:Harvnb


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