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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