HMS Starfish (1916): Difference between revisions

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);

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 18:37, 31 October 2015

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] The ship had a complement of 82 officers and men.^[5]

Service

On commissioning, Starfish joined the 10th Destroyer Flotilla of the Harwich Force.^[7] On the night of 23/24 January 1917, the Harwich Force was ordered to intercept a German destroyer flotilla that was being transferred to from Germany to Zeebrugge, with Starfish part of a group of destroyers patrolling off the Schouwen Bank. The German destroyers ran into a cruiser division, with the destroyers V69 and G41 heavily damaged, but the Germans managed to escape, and passed Starfish's group of destroyers unobserved before reaching Zeebrugge. One German straggler, G50 encountered Starfish's group. An exchange of fire followed, in which G50 was hit several times by British shells, but G50 managed to torpedo the British destroyer Simoom, which later sank, before escaping and returning to Germany.^[8]^[9]

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 ^c Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 81.
^ Friedman 2009, p. 296.
^ "Supplement to the Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: II — Harwich Force". The Navy List: p. 13. December 1916. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help)
^ Newbolt 1928, pp. 73–79.
^ Karau 2014, pp. 113–114.

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.
Karau, Mark K. (2014). The Naval Flank of the Western Front: The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-231-8.
Newbolt, Henry (1928). History of the Great War: Naval Operations: Volume IV. London: Longmans, Green & Co.

This article about a specific destroyer of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[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.

[7] "Supplement to the Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: II — Harwich Force". The Navy List: p. 13. December 1916. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help)

[navopv4_p73-9-8] Newbolt 1928, pp. 73–79.

[kar_p113-4-9] Karau 2014, pp. 113–114.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
 ==Service==
-On commissioning, ''Starfish'' joined the 10th Destroyer Flotilla of the [[Harwich Force]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Supplement to the Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: II — Harwich Force|journal=The Navy List|date=December 1916|page=p. 13|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=92098762}}</ref> On the night of 23/24 January 1917, the Harwich Force was ordered to intercept a German destroyer flotilla that was being transferred to from Germany to [[Zeebrugge]], with ''Starfish'' part of a group of destroyers patrolling off the [[Geography of the North Sea|Schouwen Bank]]. The German destroyers ran into a cruiser division, with the destroyers {{SMS|V69||2}} and {{SMS|G41||2}} heavily damaged, but the Germans managed to escape, and passed ''Starfish''{{'}}s group of destroyers unobserved before reaching Zeebrugge. One German straggler, {{SMS|G50||2}} encountered a British destroyer patrol and sank the British destroyer {{HMS|Simoom|1916|2}} before escaping.<ref name="navopv4 p73-9">Newbolt 1928, pp. 73–79.</ref>
+On commissioning, ''Starfish'' joined the 10th Destroyer Flotilla of the [[Harwich Force]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Supplement to the Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: II — Harwich Force|journal=The Navy List|date=December 1916|page=p. 13|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=92098762}}</ref> On the night of 23/24 January 1917, the Harwich Force was ordered to intercept a German destroyer flotilla that was being transferred to from Germany to [[Zeebrugge]], with ''Starfish'' part of a group of destroyers patrolling off the [[Geography of the North Sea|Schouwen Bank]]. The German destroyers ran into a cruiser division, with the destroyers {{SMS|V69||2}} and {{SMS|G41||2}} heavily damaged, but the Germans managed to escape, and passed ''Starfish''{{'}}s group of destroyers unobserved before reaching Zeebrugge. One German straggler, {{SMS|G50||2}} encountered ''Starfish''{{'}}s group. An exchange of fire followed, in which ''G50'' was hit several times by British shells, but ''G50'' managed to torpedo the British destroyer {{HMS|Simoom|1916|2}}, which later sank, before escaping and returning to Germany.<ref name="navopv4 p73-9">Newbolt 1928, pp. 73–79.</ref><ref name="kar p113-4">Karau 2014, pp. 113–114.</ref>
 ==References==