Английская Википедия:HMS Truant (1918)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Truant was an Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer, which served with the Royal Navy. The vessel was the first of the name to enter service in the navy. Launched on 18 September 1918, Truant was too late to see service in the First World War, and, instead of joining the Grand Fleet, the vessel was allocated to Portsmouth to be a tender to Шаблон:HMS. The vessel's subsequent time in service was relatively uneventful, despite gaining a reputation as the fastest destroyer in the fleet, capable of up to Шаблон:Convert. However, in 1921, the destroyer became the control ship for the radio-controlled target ship Шаблон:HMS and, in 1923, a similar role with smaller Coastal Motor Boats. This service did not last long. The signing of the London Naval Treaty sounded the death knell for the ship as it limited the destroyer tonnage that the Royal Navy could operate. As newer and more powerful destroyers entered service, Truant was retired on 28 November 1931 and broken up.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Truant was one of thirty-three Admiralty Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in June 1917 as part of the Twelfth War Construction Programme. The design was a development of the Шаблон:Sclass2 introduced as a cheaper and faster alternative to the Шаблон:Sclass2.Шаблон:Sfn Differences with the R class were minor, such as having the searchlight moved aft.Шаблон:Sfn
Truant had a overall length of Шаблон:Convert and a length of Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars. Beam was Шаблон:Convert and draught Шаблон:Convert. Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert deep load. Three White-Forster boilers were installed that fed steam to two sets of Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert, driving two shafts and venting through two funnels. Design speed was Шаблон:Convert at normal loading and Шаблон:Convert at deep load.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer exceeded these speeds in service, gaining a reputation as the fastest destroyer in the Royal Navy, being capable of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn A total of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil was carried, which gave a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
Armament consisted of three [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF Шаблон:Convert Mk IV]] guns on the ship's centreline.Шаблон:Sfn One was mounted raised on the forecastle, one between the funnels and one aft.Шаблон:Sfn The ship also mounted a single Шаблон:Convert 2-pounder pom-pom anti-aircraft gun for air defence. Four Шаблон:Convert tubes were fitted in two twin rotating mounts aft.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was also equipped with two Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes either side of the superstructure which were fired by the commanding officer using toggle ropes.Шаблон:Sfn The ship had a complement of 90 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Truant was laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight with the yard number 1513 on 14 February 1918, and launched on 18 September the same year.Шаблон:Sfn The ship was completed on 17 March the following year.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was the first to carry the name.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer was to join the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet but the signing of the Armistice which ended the First World War meant the vessel saw no active service, instead being allocated as a tender to Шаблон:HMS at Portsmouth.[1] The ship was given a reduced complement on 13 May 1919.[2]
In August 1921, Truant was converted to be the control ship for the radio-controlled target ship Шаблон:HMS. The destroyer would typically follow the larger ship at a distance of about Шаблон:Convert, sufficiently far not to be struck by a wayward shell but close enough to see the damage done.Шаблон:Sfn In 1923, Truant served in the additional role of Signals School trials ship as well as working with smaller radio-controlled Coastal Motor Boats. However, this role did not last long, the destroyer being replaced as controller by sister ship Шаблон:HMS within a few years.Шаблон:Sfn On 22 April 1930, the United Kingdom signed the London Naval Treaty, which limited the total destroyer tonnage that the navy could operate.Шаблон:Sfn As newer, larger and more powerful vessels were introduced, older destroyers like the S class were gradually retired. Truant remained in service until 28 November 1931 when the vessel was sold to Rees of Llanelly, and broken up.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant number | Date |
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| G23 | March 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| HA0 | January 1919Шаблон:Sfn |
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Шаблон:S class destroyers (1917)
