TIPPERARY

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

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Nickname

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Ship Class

Faulknor

Grouping

4th Flotilla (leader)

Command

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Builder's Yard

J S White, Cowes

Budget Year

Originally ordered for the Chilean Navy

Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

05.03.2015

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 of the National Maritime Museum, 3105

Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

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Jutland result

sunk on June 1st

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain (D) Charles J. Wintour

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

197

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

185

Wounded

Prisoners

Displacement full Load (tons)

1,700 tons

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

331

Length (mtrs)

100.9

Beam (ft)

32' 6"

Beam (mtrs)

9.9

Draught (ft)

Draught (mtrs)

3.4

Max. Speed (knots)

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

6 White Forster type water tube boilers, steam turbines, 3 shafts delivering 30,000 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

6 4" L/40 QF P Mk. VI, single mounting P Mk X1.

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

. 4 x single Botha.

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

Torpedo Type MM

533 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

2 twin tubes

References & sources

H M Le Fleming Warships of World War One. Tarant Jutland.The German Perspective