Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
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Nickname
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Ship Class
Acheron class (I class)
Grouping
1st Destroyer Flotilla, HMS Fearless, leader (Captain D Roper)
Command
Battle-Cruiser Fleet
Builder's Yard
John Brown & Co, Clydebank
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
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Launch Date
19 February 1912
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
1912
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
Sold 1921 for scrapping
Jutland result
Sold off 9 May 1921
Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Lieutenant Francis G. Glossop
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
72
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)
770
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
246'
Length (mtrs)
75
Beam (ft)
25' 9"
Beam (mtrs)
7.8
Draught (ft)
8' 9"
Draught (mtrs)
2.7
Max. Speed (knots)
28
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
2 shafts run by 2 Brown Curtis turbines and 2 Yarrow boilers. Rated between 15,000 and 16,500 hp.
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
Two BL 4" L/40 Mk VIII guns, mounting P Mk V and two QF 12 pdr. 12 cwt. Naval guns, mounting P Mk I
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
Two single mounts
References & sources
H M Fleming Warships of World War One