Английская Википедия:HMS Ursula (1917)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Ursula was a Modified Admiralty Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyer that served in the Royal Navy. The Modified R class added attributes of the Yarrow Later M class to improve the capability of the ships to operate in bad weather. The vessel was launched in 1917 at Greenock in Scotland and served with the Grand Fleet during the First World War. After the war, the destroyer was transferred to the Home Fleet, but then moved to the Reserve Fleet. In 1924, Prince George served aboard Ursula before, in 1929, the vessel was sold to be broken up.
Design and development
Шаблон:Main Ursula was one of eleven Modified Шаблон:Sclass2 destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in March 1916 as part of the Eighth War Construction Programme.Шаблон:Sfn The design was a development of the existing R class, adding features from the Yarrow Later M class which had been introduced based on wartime experience.Шаблон:Sfn The forward two boilers were transposed and vented through a single funnel, enabling the bridge and forward gun to be placed further aft. Combined with hull-strengthening, this improved the destroyers' ability to operate at high speed in bad weather.Шаблон:Sfn
Ursula was Шаблон:Convert long overall and Шаблон:Convert long between perpendiculars, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Displacement was Шаблон:Convert normal and Шаблон:Convert at deep load. Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at Шаблон:Convert and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of Шаблон:Convert. Two funnels were fitted. A total of Шаблон:Convert of fuel oil were carried, giving a design range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Armament consisted of three single [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|Шаблон:Convert Mk V QF]] guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the funnels. Increased elevation extended the range of the gun by Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert. A single [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder Шаблон:Convert "pom-pom"]] anti-aircraft gun was carried on a platform between two twin mounts for [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert torpedoes]]. The ship had a complement of 82 officers and ratings.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and careers
Laid down on 22 September 1916 by Scotts at Greenock with the yard number 480, Ursula was launched on 21 April 1917 and completed on 26 September.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The vessel was the first of the name.Шаблон:Sfn On commissioning, Ursula joined the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet.[1] The flotilla took part in the Royal Navy's engagement with one of the final sorties of the German High Seas Fleet during the First World War, on 24 April 1918, although the two fleets did not actually meet and the destroyer saw no action.Шаблон:Sfn
At the end of the war, Ursula was still part of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla under the cruiser Шаблон:HMS.[2] The vessel was transferred to the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla under the flag of Шаблон:HMS when the Home Fleet was formed,[3] but was reduced to the Reserve Fleet on 23 August 1920.[4] On 18 July 1924, the destroyer was briefly the home for Prince George, who served as an acting midshipman during a naval review.[5] However, the Navy decided to retire many of the older destroyers in preparation for the introduction of newer and larger vessels.Шаблон:Sfn The destroyer was one of those selected and was sold to Cashmore of Newport, Wales, on 19 November 1929 and broken up.Шаблон:Sfn
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number | Date |
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| F88 | September 1917Шаблон:Sfn |
| F84 | January 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| F01 | March 1918Шаблон:Sfn |
| H11 | January 1922Шаблон:Sfn |
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