Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
Destroyer
Nickname
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Ship Class
Acasta class
Grouping
4th Destroyer Flotilla
Command
Grand Fleet
Builder's Yard
William Denny & Brothers Limited, Dumbarton
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
Temporarily renamed HMS Kenric
Date Laid Down
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Launch Date
08.09.2013
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
H78
Photo Details
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Related stories
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Sister ships
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Eventual Fate
sunk at Jutland
Jutland result
HMS Ardent was sunk by secondary fire from SMS Westfalen
Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Marsden
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
75
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)
935
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
297' 6"
Length (mtrs)
81.53
Beam (ft)
27'
Beam (mtrs)
8.2
Draught (ft)
10' 6"
Draught (mtrs)
3,2
Max. Speed (knots)
29
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
Parsons steam turbines with Yarrow boilers rating 24,500 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
3
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
QF 4" (101.6 mm) L/40 Mark IV guns mounting P Mk. One QF 2 pounder "Pom pom" Mk II
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
530 mm
No. Mines
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Torpedo Notes
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References & sources
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