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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Trenchant.

Sister ship HMS Tristram
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Trenchant
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes
Launched23 December 1916
Commissioned30 April 1917
Decommissioned15 November 1928
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Admiralty Template:Sclass2- destroyer
Displacement1,085 long tons (1,102 t)
Length276 ft (84.1 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 White-Forster boilers
  • 2 geared Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Speed36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h)
Range3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement82
Armament

HMS Trenchant was a modified Admiralty Template:Sclass2- destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Launched in 1916, the ship operated with the Grand Fleet during World War I.[1]

Description

Trenchant was 276 feet (84.12 m) long overall, with a beam of 27 feet (8.2 m) and a draught of 11 feet (3.35 m).[2] Displacement was 1,085 long tons (1,102 t). Power was provided by three White-Forster boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).[3] Two funnels were fitted, two boilers exhausting through the forward funnel. 296 long tons (301 t) of oil was carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[4]

Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one on a raised platform aft and one between the funnels. A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes.[2] Fire control included a single Dumaresq and a Vickers range clock.[5] The ship had a complement of 82 officers and men.[3]

Service

Trenchant was one of ten Template:Sclass2- destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in March 1916 as part of the Eighth War Construction Programme and was launched on 23 December 1916.[4]

On commissioning, Trenchant joined the 15th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet,[6] and served there until 1919.[7] When the Grand Fleet was disbanded, Trenchant was transferred to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet, under the Flag of King George V,[8] and then acted as a tender to the depot ship Blake.[9] The vessel was reduced to reduced complement on 15 February 1919.[10] While undergoing a refit in Haulbowline on 3 June 1921, Trenchant was attacked by Republican forces during the Irish War of Independence but suffered little damage.[11] The destroyer was sold for scrap on 15 November 1928.[1]

Pennant numbers

Pennant Number Date
G96 1917[12]
G78 1918[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Colledge, J.J. (1987). Ships of the Royal Navy : The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 416. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
  2. ^ a b Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  3. ^ a b Parkes, Oscar; Prendegast, Maurice (1919). Jane’s Fighting Ships. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. p. 107.
  4. ^ a b Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
  5. ^ "Fire Control in H.M. Ships". The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships during the War. 3 (23): 31. 1919.
  6. ^ "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". The Navy List: 13. July 1917. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". The Navy List: 12. January 1919. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "II. Home Fleet". The Navy List: 12. July 1919. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Trenchant". The Navy List: 921a. October 1919. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Trenchant". The Navy List: 877. October 1920. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  11. ^ O'Mahony, Tony (2018). "Shipwrecks of Cork Harbour". corkshipwrecks.net. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  12. ^ a b Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 70. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.

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