Английская Википедия:HMS Tobago (1918)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Tobago was a Thornycroft Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the Greco-Turkish War. Launched by Thornycroft on 15 July 1918, the vessel followed a design typical of the yard by being faster than the majority of the class, and also had better seakeeping properties thanks to a raised forecastle. The destroyer operated as part of the Grand Fleet for the last few weeks of the First World War, and, after the Armistice, joined the Mediterranean Fleet based in Malta. While serving in off the coast of Turkey, the ship hit a mine on 15 July 1920, exactly two years after being launched. Despite the relative youth of the vessel, the damage was deemed irrepairable and so Tobago returned to Malta and was sold for scrap on 9 February 1922.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Tobago was one of two Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty from Thornycroft in April 1917 as part of the Eleventh War Construction Programme alongside Шаблон:HMS.Шаблон:Sfn The design was based on the Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer Шаблон:HMS built by the shipyard. Compared to the standard S-class vessels, the design, also known as Modified Rosalind, was longer, with a raised forward gun position and Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes moved to a new position, both of which improved seakeeping.Шаблон:Sfn They also had provision for triple mounts for the main torpedo tubes.Шаблон:Sfn In a similar way to previous designs, Thornycroft also installed more powerful machinery to give the warship a higher top speed. This also enabled a more stable hull design with a greater beam and a metacentric height of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
With an overall length of Шаблон:Convert and a length of Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars, Tobago had a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert full load. Three Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of Шаблон:Convert in light load and Шаблон:Convert at full load. Two funnels were fitted, the forward one larger in diameter. A total of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil were carried, giving a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
TobagoШаблон:'s armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline.Шаблон:Sfn One was mounted on the raised forecastle, while another was positioned between the second and third funnels and the last was located aft.Шаблон:Sfn The ship also mounted a single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun for air defence. Six Шаблон:Convert torpedoes were launched from two triple rotating mounts located aft with two Шаблон:Convert mounts fitted athwartships.Шаблон:Sfn This ship's complement was 90 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Laid down in May 1917, Tobago was launched on 15 July 1918 and completed on 2 October that year.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer joined the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla just before the end of the First World War.[1] After the Armistice, the Grand Fleet was dissolved. Tobago was recommissioned on 22 February 1919 and assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet under Шаблон:HMS.[2] The ship was assigned to Malta to support of British interests in the Greco-Turkish War. While on patrol on 15 July 1920, Tobago hit a mine Шаблон:Convert off the coast from Trabzon.Шаблон:Sfn The damage was deemed uneconomic to repair and, on 15 December 1920, the ship was paid off.[3] The destroyer returned to Malta and was sold for scrap on 9 February 1922.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number | Date |
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| G61 | September 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| F28 | January 1919Шаблон:Sfn |
| HA8 | January 1922Шаблон:Sfn |
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