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ADVENTURE cruiser - minelayer (1, 1927)


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 Adventure 1927

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Adventure M23   Devonport DYd 29.11.1922 18.6.1924 5.5.1927 repair ship 3.1944


Technical data


Max speed, kts, kn

28

Displacement standard, t

6740

Displacement full, t

8370

Length, m

152.4 pp 158.5 (later 164.3) oa

Breadth, m

18.0

Draught, m

5.23 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 6 Yarrow boilers / 4 Vickers diesel-generators, 4 electric motors for cruising

Power, h. p.

40000 / 8000

Fuel, t

oil 1500

Endurance, nm(kts)4500(15)
Armour, mm

belt: 25, deck: 25

Armament

4 x 1 - 120/40 QF Mk VIII, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss Mk I, 4 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 280 mines

Complement

395



Standard scale images


<i>Adventure</i> 1940
Adventure 1940


Graphics


 <i>Adventure</i> 1927
 Adventure 1927


Project history

Adventure was built under 1922 Programme as replacement for minelayer Princess Margaret. The first large ship built in Britain after the First World War. Many innovations have been brought in the design: for example, experimental machinery consisted of 2-shaft geared steam turbines sets (similar applied on cruisers of "C" and "D" types) on which shafts there were 2 2000hp electric motors. The electric power for them was produced by 4 diesels-generators with total 6600 kW power. Gases from diesels were deduced to own thin funnel standing end-to-end to the second main funnel. Diesel-electric propulsive plant was removed in 1941 as its funnel too.

Adventure became the first British ship with transom stern: it was supposed, that it will increase a propulsive efficiency but trials were found out, that mines can be attracted to a transom because of an arising zone of underpressure. It has compelled to rebuild in 1932 an aft end, having given to it more traditional "cruiser" outlines that has increased maximal length almost by 6m. Hull of Adventure in the plan had the same form, as Kent class cruisers: a trapezoid transferring to bulges below waterline. The short 25mm belt covered only machinery.

Protection

25mm belt and deck protected machinery only. There were bulges.

Modernizations

1932: new cruiser stern fitted, ship was lengthened; + 2 x 4 - 12.7/62

1938: - 4 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 8 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII

1941: diesel-electric machinery was fully removed.

4/1942: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 9 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, type 285, type 291 radars, type 128 sonar

Naval service

Ship was sold for BU 7.1947.