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Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
Simoom	G44		John Brown, Clydebank	5.1917	26.1.1918	3.1918	BU 1.1931	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Scimitar	G41, H21		John Brown, Clydebank	5.1917	27.2.1918	4.1918	BU 6.1947	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Tribune	F9A		White, Cowes	8.1917	28.3.1918	7.1918	BU 12.1931	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Scotsman	G30		John Brown, Clydebank	12.1917	30.3.1918	6.1918	BU 7.1937	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Senator	G36, D44		Denny, Dumbarton	8.1917	2.4.1918	6.1918	BU 9.1936	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Trinidad	G38		White, Cowes	9.1917	8.4.1918	9.1918	BU 3.1932	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Shark	FA1		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	1917	9.4.1918	7.1918	BU 2.1931	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Scout	G35, H51		John Brown, Clydebank	10.1917	27.4.1918	6.1918	BU 3.1946	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Sikh	H94, D68		Fairfield, Govan	1917	7.5.1918	6.1918	BU 7.1927	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Sparrowhawk	G53		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	1917	14.5.1918	9.1918	BU 2.1931	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Sepoy	G26		Denny, Dumbarton	8.1917	22.5.1918	8.1918	BU 7.1932	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Success (6/1919- RAN)	F1A		Doxford, Pallion	1918	29.6.1918	4.1919	BU 6.1937	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Sirdar	G27		Fairfield, Govan	1917	6.7.1918	9.1918	BU 5.1934	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Seraph	G60		Denny, Dumbarton	10.1917	8.7.1918	12.1918	BU 5.1934	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Splendid	G57		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	1917	10.7.1918	10.1918	BU 1.1931	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Swallow	F73		Scotts, Greenock	1917	1.8.1918	9.1918	BU 9.1936	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Steadfast	F99		Palmers, Jarrow	1918	8.8.1918	3.1919	BU 7.1934	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Shamrock	F50		Doxford, Pallion	1918	26.8.1918	1919	BU 11.1936	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Somme	G52		Fairfield, Govan	1917	10.9.1918	11.1918	BU 8.1932	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Sabre	G56, H18		A. Stephens, Linthouse	9.1917	23.9.1918	11.1918	BU 11.1945	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Sterling (ex-Stirling)	FA3		Palmers, Jarrow	1918	8.10.1918	3.1919	BU 8.1932	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Swordsman (6/1919- RAN)	F3A		Scotts, Greenock	1918	28.12.1918	3.1919	BU 6.1937	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Saladin	F0A, H54		A. Stephens, Linthouse	9.1917	17.2.1919	4.1919	BU 6.1947	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Shikari	D85		Doxford, Pallion / Chatham DYd	1.1918	14.7.1919	3/1924	BU 11.1945	1st order (4/1917), Admiralty design
Speedy	G35		Thornycroft, Woolston	5/1917	1.6.1918	8/1918	collision 24.9.1922	Thornycroft specials
Tobago	G61		Thornycroft, Woolston	7.1917	15.7.1918	10.1918	CTL 12.11.1920, BU 2.1922	Thornycroft specials
Toreador, 3.1928- Vancouver (3/1928- RCN)	F6A		Thornycroft, Woolston	11/1917	7.12.1918	4/1919	BU 1937	Thornycroft specials
Torbay, 3.1928- Champlain (3/1928- RCN)	F35		Thornycroft, Woolston	11/1917	6.3.1919	7/1919	BU 1937	Thornycroft specials
Tourmaline	D83		Thornycroft, Woolston	1/1918	12.4.1919	12/1919	BU 11.1931	Thornycroft specials
Torch	G33		Yarrow, Scotstoun	4/1917	16.3.1918	5/1918	BU 11.1929	Yarrow specials
Tomahawk	G34		Yarrow, Scotstoun	4/1917	11.5.1918	7/1918	BU 6.1928	Yarrow specials
Tryphon	G42		Yarrow, Scotstoun	4.1917	22.6.1918	9.1918	ran aground 4.5.1919, BU 9.1920	Yarrow specials
Tumult	G58		Yarrow, Scotstoun	6/1917	17.9.1918	12/1918	BU 10.1928	Yarrow specials
Turquoise	G22		Yarrow, Scotstoun	6/1917	9.11.1918	3/1919	BU 1.1932	Yarrow specials
Tuscan	FA5		Yarrow, Scotstoun	6/1917	1.3.1919	6/1919	BU 8.1932	Yarrow specials
Tyrian	D84		Yarrow, Scotstoun	6/1917	2.7.1919	1919	BU 2.1930	Yarrow specials
Scythe	G32		John Brown, Clydebank	1.1918	25.4.1918	7.1918	BU 11.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tilbury	G37		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	1917	3.6.1918	9.1918	BU 2.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Seabear	G29		John Brown, Clydebank	12.1917	6.7.1918	9.1918	BU 2.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Trojan	G66		White, Cowes	1.1918	20.7.1918	12.1918	BU 9.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tactician	G54		Beardmore, Dalmuir	11.1917	7.8.1918	10.1918	BU 2.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tintagel	G51		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	1917	9.8.1918	12.1918	BU 3.1932	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Seafire	G68		John Brown, Clydebank	2.1917	10.8.1918	11.1918	BU 9.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Searcher	G72		John Brown, Clydebank	3.1917	11.9.1918	11.1918	BU 3.1938	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Serapis	F21		Denny, Dumbarton	12.1917	17.9.1918	3.1919	BU 1.1934	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Truant	G23		White, Cowes	2.1918	18.9.1918	3.1919	BU 11.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Sportive	G48		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	1917	19.9.1918	12.1918	BU 9.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tara	G62		Beardmore, Dalmuir	11.1917	12.10.1918	12.1918	BU 12.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tenedos	FA4, H04		Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn	12.1917	21.10.1918	6.1919	sunk 5.4.1942	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Stalwart (6/1919- RAN)	F4A		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	4.1918	23.10.1918	12.1918	BU 6.1937	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Seawolf	G47		John Brown, Clydebank	4.1918	2.11.1918	1.1919	BU 2.1931	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Thanet	G24, H29		Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn	12.1917	5.11.1918	8.1919	sunk 27.1.1942	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Trusty	FA2		White, Cowes	4.1918	6.11.1918	5.1919	BU 9.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Spear	G55		Fairfield, Govan	1917	9.11.1918	12.1918	BU 7.1926	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Strenuous	G64		Scotts, Greenock	1918	9.11.1918	1.1919	BU 8.1932	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tasmania (6/1919- RAN)	G97		Beardmore, Dalmuir	12.1917	22.11.1918	1.1919	BU 6.1937	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Serene	F7A		Denny, Dumbarton	2.1918	30.11.1918	4.1919	BU 9.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Tattoo (6/1919- RAN)	F2A		Beardmore, Dalmuir	12.1917	28.12.1918	1/1919	BU 1.1937	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Sesame	F5A		Denny, Dumbarton	3.1918	30.12.1918	3.1919	BU 5.1934	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Spindrift	G21		Fairfield, Govan	1918	30.12.1918	4.1919	BU 7.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Stonehenge	G09		Palmers, Jarrow	1918	19.3.1919	9.1919	wrecked 6.11.1920	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Stronghold	FA8, H50		Scotts, Greenock	3.1918	6.5.1919	7.1919	sunk 4.3.1942	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Sardonyx	F34, H26		A. Stephens, Linthouse	3.1918	27.5.1919	7.1919	BU 10.1945	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Turbulent	F55, D92		Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn	11.1917	29.5.1919	1919	BU 8.1936	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Stormcloud	D89		Palmers, Jarrow	1918	30.5.1919	12.1919	BU 7.1934	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Sturdy	F96, H28		Scotts, Greenock	3.1918	26.6.1919	10.1919	wrecked 30.10.1940	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Thracian	GA4, D86		Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn	1.1918	5.3.1920	4.1922	wrecked 16.12.1941, later Japanese 第101号哨戒艇 [101-go>	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Saturn			A. Stephens, Linthouse	1918	---	---	cancelled 1919	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design
Sycamore			A. Stephens, Linthouse	1918	---	---	cancelled 1919	2nd order (6/1917), Admiralty design

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Admiralty design: 1075 Thornycroft specials: 1087 Yarrow specials: 930
Displacement full, t	Admiralty design: 1225 Thornycroft specials: 1240 Yarrow specials: 1060
Length, m	Admiralty design, Thornycroft specials: 84.1 Yarrow specials: 83.4
Breadth, m	Admiralty design: 8.16 Thornycroft specials: 8.34 Yarrow specials: 7.82
Draught, m	Admiralty design: 2.75 Thornycroft specials: 3.20 Yarrow specials: 3.05
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers Steadfast, Sterling, Stonehenge, Stormcloud, Tilbury, Tintagel, Strenuous, Torch, Tomahawk, Tumult, Turquoise, Tuscan, Tyrian: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers Tribune, Trinidad, Trojan, Truant, Trusty: 2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 White-Forster boilers
Power, h. p.	27000
Max speed, kts	36
Fuel, t	oil 301
Endurance, nm(kts)	2750(15)
Armament	early Admiralty design: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 1 - 450 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR later Admiralty design, Yarrow specials: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR Thornycroft specials: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 1 - 450 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR Senator: 3 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR, 1 airplane (Pup), flying-off platform
Complement	90

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Project history

When it was realised that reports of new German destroyer armaments had been exaggerated the Controller suggested in February 1917 that destroyer construction should revert to Modified 'R' class. They would be cheaper, faster to build, and 2kts faster. Several improvements were incorporated after consultation with Captains (D) and the various Commands. These included the provision of more TT, a 'trawler' bow or sharply sheered forecastle and a turtleback forecastle. The original proposal for the 450mm TT was for single fixed tubes firing 'cold' torpedoes, but the Admiralty design was given training tubes, which meant that the forecastle plating had to be cut away to allow the tube to train. This made the boats very wet, for the open forecastle permitted spray to be thrown up over the bridge. In the Thornycroft design two tubes were fixed athwartships, firing through a narrow aperture, so the problem was avoided. The torpedoes were fired by the CO, who carried two trailing leads in his pockets, permitting him to fire at targets of opportunity. The Thornycroft boats also carried the forecastle gun on a raised platform, further improving seakeeping. As weight was critical in the Admiralty design it was soon realised that the weight of the single 450mm TT was too much, and the later boats were completed without them, to permit the heavier Mk.V 533mm torpedoes to be carried in the midships TT. In June 1918 Senator was fitted with an aircraft platform aft, allowing an aircraft to takeoff when the destroyer went full speed astern.     Orders were placed for 24 boats in April 1917, followed by 33 more in June, but Saturn and Sycamore were cancelled in 1919. Only 19 were completed by the Armistice. The class were completed from April 1918 to October 1919 apart from Shikari and Thracian.

Modernizations

1919, Senator: - flying-off platform and plane

1930s, many survived: + type 124 or type 127 sonar

1938-1939, Stronghold, Sturdy, Thracian: - 1 x 1 - 102/40, 2 x 2 - 533 TT; + rails for 40 mines

late 1939, Scimitar: magnetic sweeps were tested (temporarily, to early 1940)

late 1940-early 1941, Sabre, Saladin, Shikari, Sardonyx, Scimitar, Scout: - 2 x 1 - 102/40, 1 x 1 - 40/39, 2 x 2 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 6 DCT, 1 DCR (70 DCs totally)

late 1941-early 1942, Sabre, Saladin, Shikari, Sardonyx, Scimitar, Scout: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV

1941-1942, most survived: + type 286 radar

1942-1943, Shikari: + type 271 radar

late 1942-early 1943, Sabre, Saladin, Sardonyx: - 4 DCT; full displacement was 1400t

late 1942-early 1943, Shikari: - 1 x 1 - 76/40, 4 DCT (40 DCT totally); full displacement was 1385t

1943 - 1944, many survived: - type 286 radar; + type 291 radar

1/1946, Scimitar: 1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (70), type 291 radar, type 124 or type 127 sonar

1/1946, Scout: 1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (70), type 124 or type 127 sonar

1/1946, Saladin: 1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (70), type 124 or type 127 sonar

Naval service

Speedy collided with merchant vessel in Sea of Marmara 24.9.1922. Tobago was stricken by Russian mine in Black sea 12.11.1920 and written off as constructive total loss. Tryphon stranded in Mediterranean 4.5.1919, declared as CTL and sold for scrap on Malta in September, 1920. Stonehendge wrecked near Smyrna 6.11.1920. Sturdy 30.10.1940 wrecked on rocks W of Scotland when escorting convoy. Thracian 24.12.1941 was badly damaged by Japanese aircraft at Hong Kong, ran aground, soon captured by enemy. Subsequently she was repaired commissioned by Japanese Navy 25.11.1942 as "Patrol No101". In September, 1945 she was returned to Britain but not entered Fleet list and handed over on BU. Thanet was sunk by Japanese cruisers Sendai and Yubari and destroyers Asagiri and Fubuki 27.1.1942 at coast of Malaya. Stronghold was sunk by Japanese cruiser Maya and destroyers Arashi and Nowake S of Java 2.3.1942. Tenedos was sunk by Japanese carrier bombers D3A1 at Colombo 5.4.1942.