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History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Starfish
Builder	Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn Tyne
Launched	27 September 1916
Fate	Sold, 21 April 1928
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass2- destroyer
Displacement	975 long tons (991 t)
Length	276 ft (84.1 m)
Draught	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Propulsion	3 boilers; 2 geared Brown Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp;
Speed	36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h)
Range	3,440 nmi (6,370 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	82
Armament	3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX; 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun; 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×2);

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HMS Starfish was an Template:Sclass2- destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 27 September 1916 and sold to be broken up on 21 April 1928.^[1] She was built by Hawthorn Leslie of Hebburn Tyne.^[2]^[3]

Construction

Starfish was one of ten Template:Sclass2- destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in December 1915 as part of the Seventh War Construction Programme. The ship was laid down at Hawthorn Leslie's Hebburn shipyard on 26 January 1916, launched on 27 September 1916 and completed on 16 December 1916.^[4]

Starfish was 276 feet (84.12 m) long overall, with a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m) and a draught of 9 feet (2.74 m). Displacement was 975 long tons (991 t) normal and 1,075 long tons (1,092 t) deep load. Three Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of Parsons geared steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Three funnels were fitted.^[5] 296 tons of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).^[6] Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised bandstand and one between the second and third funnels. A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun, while torpedo armament consisted of four 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in two twin mounts.^[5]

References

^ "H.M.S. Starfish (1916)". Dreadnought Project. 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ "RN Destroyer Class: Admiralty R Class (1916-1917)". RNwarships.informe.com. 2007–2008. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ "Admiralty R-class destroyers (1915-1917)". Royal-Navy.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ Friedman 2009, p. 310.
^ ^a ^b Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 81.
^ Friedman 2009, p. 296.

Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

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[1] "H.M.S. Starfish (1916)". Dreadnought Project. 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[2] "RN Destroyer Class: Admiralty R Class (1916-1917)". RNwarships.informe.com. 2007–2008. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[3] "Admiralty R-class destroyers (1915-1917)". Royal-Navy.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[Fried_p310-4] Friedman 2009, p. 310.

[conways06_p81-5] Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 81.

[Fried_p296-6] Friedman 2009, p. 296.

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 ''Starfish'' was one of ten {{sclass2-|R|destroyer (1916)|0}} destroyers ordered by the British [[Admiralty]] in December 1915 as part of the Seventh War Construction Programme. The ship was [[keel laying|laid down]] at [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|Hawthorn Leslie]]'s [[Hebburn]] shipyard on 26 January 1916, [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 27 September 1916 and completed on 16 December 1916.<ref name="Fried p310">Friedman 2009, p. 310.</ref>
-''Starfish'' was {{convert|276|ft|m|2}} [[overall length|long overall]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|26|ft|6|in|m}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|9|ft|m|2}}. [[Displacement (ship)|Displacement]] was {{convert|975|LT|t}} normal and {{convert|1075|LT|t}} deep load. Three [[Yarrow boiler]]s fed steam to two sets of [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] geared [[steam turbine]]s rated at {{convert|27000|shp|kW}} and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of {{convert|36|kn}}.<ref name="conways06 p81">Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 81.</ref>
+''Starfish'' was {{convert|276|ft|m|2}} [[overall length|long overall]], with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|26|ft|6|in|m}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|9|ft|m|2}}. [[Displacement (ship)|Displacement]] was {{convert|975|LT|t}} normal and {{convert|1075|LT|t}} deep load. Three [[Yarrow boiler]]s fed steam to two sets of [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] geared [[steam turbine]]s rated at {{convert|27000|shp|kW}} and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of {{convert|36|kn}}. Three funnels were fitted.<ref name="conways06 p81">Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 81.</ref> 296 tons of oil were carried, giving a design range of {{convert|3450|nmi}} at {{convert|15|kn}}.<ref name="Fried p296">Friedman 2009, p. 296.</ref> Armament consisted of three [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF 4in Mk IV]] guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the [[forecastle]], one aft on a raised bandstand and one between the second and third funnels. A single [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom]] anti-aircraft gun, while torpedo armament consisted of four 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in two twin mounts.<ref name="conways06 p81"/>
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