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''Talybont'' commissioned with the [[Pennant number]] L18,<ref name="lentonv2 p101">{{harvnb|Lenton|1970|p=101}}</ref> and after work-up was allocated to the 15th Destroyer Flotilla based at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]], joining the Flotilla on 12 July 1943.<ref name="huntsp96"/> On 22 October 1943, ''Talybont'', together with sister ships {{HMS|Limbourne|L57|2}}, {{HMS|Stevenstone|L16|2}} and {{HMS|Wensleydale|L86|2}}, the destroyers {{HMS|Grenville|R97|2}} and {{HMS|Rocket|H92|2}} and the light cruiser {{HMS|Charybdis|88|2}} set out from [[Plymouth]] to intercept the German blockade runner ''Münsterland''. Early on 23 October the British force encountered a force of German torpedo boats of the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla ({{Ship|German torpedo boat|T22||2}}, {{Ship|German torpedo boat|T23||2}}, {{ship|German torpedo boat|T25||2}}, {{ship|German torpedo boat|T26||2}} and {{ship|German torpedo boat|T27||2}}). In the [[Battle of Sept-Îles|resulting confrontation]], ''T23'' and ''T27'' torpedoed and sunk ''Charybdis'', while ''T22'' torpedoed ''Limbourne'', blowing off much of the front of the ship. Attempts by ''Talybont'' to take ''Limbourne'' under tow failed, and the badly damaged escort destroyer was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by torpedoes from ''Talybont'' and shellfire from ''Rocket''.<ref name="Rowp241">{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=241}}</ref><ref name="huntsp79">{{Harvnb|English|1987|p=79}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|''H.M. Ships Damaged or Sunk by Enemy Action''|1952|p=244}}</ref> ''Talybont'' collided with a merchant ship on 2 December 1943 and was under repair for a month.<ref name="huntsp96"/> |
''Talybont'' commissioned with the [[Pennant number]] L18,<ref name="lentonv2 p101">{{harvnb|Lenton|1970|p=101}}</ref> and after work-up was allocated to the 15th Destroyer Flotilla based at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]], joining the Flotilla on 12 July 1943.<ref name="huntsp96"/> On 22 October 1943, ''Talybont'', together with sister ships {{HMS|Limbourne|L57|2}}, {{HMS|Stevenstone|L16|2}} and {{HMS|Wensleydale|L86|2}}, the destroyers {{HMS|Grenville|R97|2}} and {{HMS|Rocket|H92|2}} and the light cruiser {{HMS|Charybdis|88|2}} set out from [[Plymouth]] to intercept the German blockade runner ''Münsterland''. Early on 23 October the British force encountered a force of German torpedo boats of the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla ({{Ship|German torpedo boat|T22||2}}, {{Ship|German torpedo boat|T23||2}}, {{ship|German torpedo boat|T25||2}}, {{ship|German torpedo boat|T26||2}} and {{ship|German torpedo boat|T27||2}}). In the [[Battle of Sept-Îles|resulting confrontation]], ''T23'' and ''T27'' torpedoed and sunk ''Charybdis'', while ''T22'' torpedoed ''Limbourne'', blowing off much of the front of the ship. Attempts by ''Talybont'' to take ''Limbourne'' under tow failed, and the badly damaged escort destroyer was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by torpedoes from ''Talybont'' and shellfire from ''Rocket''.<ref name="Rowp241">{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=241}}</ref><ref name="huntsp79">{{Harvnb|English|1987|p=79}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|''H.M. Ships Damaged or Sunk by Enemy Action''|1952|p=244}}</ref> ''Talybont'' collided with a merchant ship on 2 December 1943 and was under repair for a month.<ref name="huntsp96"/> |
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On 5 February 1944, ''Talybont'', {{HMS|Brissenden|L79|2}}, {{HMS|Tanatside|L69|2}} and ''Wensleydale'' engaged the {{Ship|German torpedo boat|T29||2|up=yes}} and the minesweepers {{Ship|German minesweeper|M156||2}} and {{Ship|German minesweeper|M206||2}} off the coast of [[Brittany]]. ''M156'' was badly damaged and was then sunk the next day by British [[Hawker Typhoon]] fighter-bombers of [[No. 266 Squadron RAF]] at [[Aber Wrac'h]].<ref name="huntsp97">{[Harvnb|English|1987|p=97}}</ref><ref name="Rohp259">{{Harvnb|Rohwer|Hümmelchen|1992|p=259}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1983|p=176}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:15, 11 October 2018
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Talybont |
| Ordered | 23 August 1940 |
| Builder | J. Samuel White, Cowes |
| Laid down | 28 November 1941 |
| Launched | 3 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1943 |
| Identification | pennant number: L18 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type III Hunt-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 3,700 nmi (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 168 |
| Armament |
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HMS Talybont was a Type III Hunt Class Escort Destroyer who served in the Royal Navy. She was laid down on November 28, 1941 and sold for scrap on February 14, 1961.[1] She was involved with the Normandy Landings during World War 2, providing fire support for troops at Pointe Du Hoc. She laid fire support upon multiple German targets for almost three hours until disengaging at 7:10 in the morning[2]. She was sold for scrap for just under 20,000 pounds in 1961.
Construction
HMS Talybont was ordered for the Royal Navy from the shipbuilder John Brown & Company on 23 August 1940, one of 15 Type III Hunt-class destroyers ordered as part of the 1940 War Emergency Programme on that date.[3] The Hunt class was meant to fill the Royal Navy's need for a large number of small destroyer-type vessels capable of both convoy escort and operations with the fleet. The Type III Hunts differed from the previous Type II ships in replacing a twin 4-inch gun mount by two torpedo tubes to improve their ability to operate as destroyers.[4][5]
Talybont was laid down at J. Samuel White's Cowes, Isle of Wight shipyard on 28 November 1941.[3] German air raids on the shipyard slowed construction of the ship,[6] with Talybont not being launched until 3 February 1943 and commissioning on 19 May that year.[3][1]
Talybont was 264 feet 3 inches (80.54 m) long between perpendiculars and 280 feet (85.34 m) overall. The ship's beam was 31 feet 6 inches (9.60 m) and draught 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m). Displacement was 1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard and 1,490 long tons (1,510 t) under full load. Two Admiralty boilers raising steam at 300 pounds per square inch (2,100 kPa) and 620 °F (327 °C) fed Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines that drove two propeller shafts, generating 19,000 shaft horsepower (14,000 kW) at 380 rpm. This gave a speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).[7] 345 long tons (351 t) of oil fuel were carried, giving a range of 3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[8]
Main gun armament was four 4 inch (102 mm) QF Mk XVI dual purpose (anti-ship and anti-aircraft) guns in two twin mounts, with a quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom" and three Oerlikon 20 mm cannon providing close-in anti-aircraft fire.[9][7] The ship's anti-aircraft armament may have been supplemented by two Bofors 40 mm guns.[a] Two 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes were fitted in a single twin mount, while two depth charge chutes, four depth charge throwers and 70 depth charges comprised the ship's anti-submarine armament. Type 291 and Type 285 radar was fitted, as was Type 128 sonar.[9][12]
Service
Talybont commissioned with the Pennant number L18,[13] and after work-up was allocated to the 15th Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport, joining the Flotilla on 12 July 1943.[6] On 22 October 1943, Talybont, together with sister ships Limbourne, Stevenstone and Wensleydale, the destroyers Grenville and Rocket and the light cruiser Charybdis set out from Plymouth to intercept the German blockade runner Münsterland. Early on 23 October the British force encountered a force of German torpedo boats of the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (T22, T23, T25, T26 and T27). In the resulting confrontation, T23 and T27 torpedoed and sunk Charybdis, while T22 torpedoed Limbourne, blowing off much of the front of the ship. Attempts by Talybont to take Limbourne under tow failed, and the badly damaged escort destroyer was scuttled by torpedoes from Talybont and shellfire from Rocket.[14][15][16] Talybont collided with a merchant ship on 2 December 1943 and was under repair for a month.[6]
On 5 February 1944, Talybont, Brissenden, Tanatside and Wensleydale engaged the T29 and the minesweepers M156 and M206 off the coast of Brittany. M156 was badly damaged and was then sunk the next day by British Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers of No. 266 Squadron RAF at Aber Wrac'h.[17][18][19]
Notes
References
- ^ Gary., Sterne,. The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach : D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 9781629143286. OCLC 879371577.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c English 1987, p. 17
- ^ English 1987, pp. 7, 12
- ^ Lenton 1970, pp. 83, 85
- ^ a b c English 1987, p. 96
- ^ a b Lenton 1970, p. 97
- ^ Whitley 2000, p. 147
- ^ a b c Gardiner & Chesneau 1980, p. 46
- ^ Lenton 1970, p. 87
- ^ Friedman 2008, p. 70
- ^ English 1987, pp. 12–13
- ^ Lenton 1970, p. 101
- ^ Rohwer & Hümmelchen 1992, p. 241
- ^ English 1987, p. 79
- ^ H.M. Ships Damaged or Sunk by Enemy Action 1952, p. 244
- ^ {[Harvnb|English|1987|p=97}}
- ^ Rohwer & Hümmelchen 1992, p. 259
- ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 176
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - H.M. Ships Damaged or Sunk by Enemy Action: 3rd. SEPT. 1939 to 2nd. SEPT. 1945 (PDF). Admiralty. 1952.
- English, John (1987). The Hunts: a history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-44-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Lenton, H.T. (1970). Navies of the Second World War: British Fleet & Escort Destroyers Volume Two. London: Macdonald & Co. ISBN 0-356-03122-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Lenton, H. T.; Colledge, J. J. (1973). Warships of World War II (Second ed.). London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 1-85367-117-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Roskill, S. W. (1960). The War At Sea 1939–1945: Volume III: The Offensive: Part I: 1st June 1943–31st May 1944. History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series. London: Her Majesties Stationery Office.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Whitley, M.J. (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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