SPARROWHARK

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

destroyer

Nickname

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Ship Class

Acasta class

Grouping

4th Destroyer Flotilla

Command

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Builder's Yard

Swann, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

12.10.2012

Completed date

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Commission date

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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

Courtesy Alan Bush, Sparrowhawk going into action

Related stories

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Sister ships

Acasta, Achates, Ambuscade, Christopher, Contest, Fortune, Garland, Hardy, Midge, Owl, Porpoise, Shark, Spitfire, Unity

Eventual Fate

Sunk at Jutland

Jutland result

The Sparrowhawk sank after a collission with HMS Broke which collided around the bridge and another one from HMS Contest which took 2 metres off her stern. After the Tipperary sank, Sparrowhark took on some survivors from her lifeboats. She was towed part way by HMS Marksman which eventually dropped the cable and fired 18 rounds to finish her off.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Lieutenant-Commander Sydney Hopkins

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

75 - 77

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)

984(Acasta)

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

267' 6"

Length (mtrs)

81.53

Beam (ft)

29' 9"

Beam (mtrs)

8.1999999999999993

Draught (ft)

10' 6" (or 9' 6")

Draught (mtrs)

3.2 (or 2.9)

Max. Speed (knots)

29

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

Yarrow boilers. Parson steam turbines. Rated at 24,500 ihp

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

Three QF 4" L/40 Mark IV guns mounting P Mk. IX(101.6 mm), One QF 2 pdr Pom Pom Mk II gun

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

21"

No. tubes

2

Torpedo Type MM

533 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

single mounts

References & sources

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