Английская Википедия:HMS Speedwell (1889)

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HMS Speedwell was a Шаблон:Sclass of the British Royal Navy. She was built at Devonport Dockyard from 188–1890. She was converted to a minesweeper in 1909 and continued these duties during the First World War. Speedwell was sold for scrap in 1920.

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:Sclass ships, 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]

Speedwell was laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 12 April 1888 and launched on 15 March 1889. She was completed on 1 July 1890 at a cost of £52,000.[3][8]

Service

In August 1894 Speedwell took part in that year's Naval Manoeuvres.[10] She again took part in the Naval Manoeuvres in August the next year, where she suffered leaks in one of her high pressure pistons.[11] Under the command of Commander William Benwell, she arrived at Sheerness dockyard from Scotland in September 1902 for a refit.[12] She left for Scotland to join the Home Fleet the following month,[13] and in November 1902 was at Queensferry during the visit of the German Imperial yacht SMY Hohenzollern.[14]

Speedwell was refitted with Reed water-tube boilers in 1903.[15] Speedwell was in reserve at Chatham in 1906 and joined the Home Fleet in 1907.[16] On 14 December 1907 one of SpeedwellШаблон:'s cutters capsized just off Sheerness Pier. Eight of the fourteen men aboard the cutter were drowned.[17] In 1908 she underwent an extensive refit at Sheerness dockyard, with her boilers being re-tubed,[18] and was converted to a minesweeper in 1908–1909.[16]

First World War

On the outbreak of the First World War Speedwell joined the newly established Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow in Orkney.[19] In August 1914, the minesweepers attached to the Grand Fleet, including Speedwell were employed on carrying out daily sweeps of the Pentland Firth.[20] 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.[21][22] As a result, Speedwell 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.[23]

On 16 July 1915, Speedwell and the gunboats Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS were on the way from Scapa Flow to carry out an anti-submarine patrol off Muckle Flugga when Speedwell spotted the German submarine U-41 Шаблон:Convert off her port bow. Speedwell rammed the submarine, which turned over onto her side before disappearing. U-41 had both periscopes damaged and was forced to abort her patrol and return to home.[24]

Speedwell was a member of the Second Fleet Sweeping Flotilla, based at Scapa Flow as part of the Grand Fleet, in July 1917.[25]

Disposal

Speedwell was sold for scrap on 20 March 1920 to the Cornish Salvage Company of Ilfracombe.[26]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number[26] Dates
P68 1914–January 1918
PA4 January 1918 –

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

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  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 Шаблон:Harvnb
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Harvnb
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Harvnb
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Harvnb
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Harvnb
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  16. ↑ 16,0 16,1 Шаблон:Harvnb
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  19. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  20. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  21. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  22. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  23. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  24. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  25. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
  26. ↑ 26,0 26,1 Шаблон:Harvnb


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