Английская Википедия:HMS Thracian (1920)

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HMS Thracian was an Шаблон:Sclass2 built for the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Description

The S-class destroyers were improved versions of the preceding Modified R class. They displaced Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The ships had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. They were powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three 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 90 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn

Thracian was armed with three [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF Шаблон:Convert Mark IV guns]] in single mounts and a single 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft gun. The ship was fitted with two twin mounts for [[British 21-inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]].Шаблон:Sfn Two additional single mounts were positioned abreast the bridge at the break of the forecastle for 18-inch (45 cm) torpedoes. All torpedo tubes were above water and traversed to fire.Шаблон:Sfn

Construction and career

HMS Thracian was laid down on 17 January 1918 at Hawthorn Leslie and Company, but she was not launched until 5 March 1920 due to financial constraints post-war limitation in naval expenditure.Шаблон:Sfn She was completed at Sheerness Dockyard on 1 April 1922.

Battle of Hong Kong

The ship took part in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Luard Pears.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn She was the only destroyer defending the colony, after the departure of Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS for Singapore on 8 December.Шаблон:Sfn On 10 December, she took part in a raid on Japanese crafts attempting to land on Lamma Island.Шаблон:Sfn On 13 December, she participated in the evacuation of personnel from Kowloon and Green Island to Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island.Шаблон:Sfn On 16 December, she attacked Japanese boats that were preparing for the invasion of Hong Kong Island, but ran aground at Uk Kok. She was refloated later that day and returned to Aberdeen dockyard. Further into the afternoon, she became the target of Japanese high-level bombing. A near miss caused several casualties. With the dockyard badly damaged, the damage Thracian suffered from running aground was considered too bad to fix.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn On the next day, she was deliberately run aground at Ngan Chau.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The crew of Thracian continued to defend the colony as infantry,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and would suffer heavy losses in the battle and subsequent captivity.Шаблон:Sfn On 24 December, Japanese troops began salvaging the ship,Шаблон:Sfn and she was later captured by the Imperial Japanese Army.Шаблон:Sfn

Imperial Japanese Navy service (1942 – 1945)

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IJN Patrol Boat No. 101 in 1942
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IJN Special Training Ship No. 1 in 1945

On 1 October 1942, she was registered to the naval ship list in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and classified as a special service ship (patrol boat). She was renamed Patrol Boat No. 101.Шаблон:Sfn On 25 November, repairs were completed by the Navy 2nd Construction Department, and she was assigned to the Yokosuka Naval District. Afterwards, she spent her time on convoy escort operations in the Yokosuka Area. On 15 August 1943, she was assigned to the torpedo warfare school at Yokosuka. On 15 March 1944, she was classified as the miscellaneous ship (training ship), and renamed Special Training Ship No. 1.Шаблон:Sfn She was used for a test bed for new weapons.

By August 1945, she was found in Yokosuka after an unsuccessful scuttling. In December, she was recovered by Шаблон:HMS, only to be broken up in Hong Kong in 1946.Шаблон:Sfn

Notes

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Bibliography

Further reading

  • Rekishi Gunzō, History of Pacific War Vol.45, Truth histories of the Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels, Gakken (Japanese publisher), May 2004, Шаблон:ISBN.
  • Ships of the World, special issue Vol.45, Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Шаблон:Cite web, (Japan), 1996.
  • The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, "Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats", Шаблон:Cite web (Japan), 1981.

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