ABDIEL

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Minelayer

Nickname

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Ship Class

Marksman

Grouping

Attached

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

Cammell Laird at Birkenhead

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

06.05.1915

Launch Date

12.10.1915

Completed date

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Commission date

26.03.1916

Year laid down

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Year launched

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Year completed

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Commission Year

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Pennant No

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Photo Details

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Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Scrapped 1935

Jutland result

Sent ahead by JRJ to mine the entrance to the Horns Reef. SMS Ostrfriesland struck a mine laid by the Abdiel on May 4th.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Commander Berwick Curtis

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

104

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

1,700

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

324.1

Length (mtrs)

99.01 m

Beam (ft)

31.9

Beam (mtrs)

9.68

Draught (ft)

12

Draught (mtrs)

3.66

Max. Speed (knots)

34

Range (miles)

4,940 15kts

Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

3 shaft, Parsons turbine. 4 Yarrow boilers yielding 36,000 shp

Armour Main Belt

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Deck Armour

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Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

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Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

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Guns (No.barrels) 2

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Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

2 x QF Mk IV 4" guns, 2x 2 pdr Pom Pom Mk II AA.

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

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No. tubes

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Torpedo Type MM

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No. Mines

66

Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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