NESTOR - The Battle of Jutland - Centenary Initiative

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NESTOR

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Destroyer

Nickname

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Ship Class

Admiralty M-class

Grouping

13th Destroyer Flotilla (leader HMS Champion, Captain Fairie)

Command

Battle-Cruiser Fleet

Builder's Yard

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Yard (or Swan Hunter?)

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

Bingham was awaraded one of the three Vics earned during the battle

Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

09.10.2015

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

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Sunk 31st May, 1916

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain The Hon E. Barry Bingham

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

Wounded

Prisoners

Displacement full Load (tons)

904 - 1,042

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

292' (norm 271-276)

Length (mtrs)

Beam (ft)

27'6"

Beam (mtrs)

3.38

Draught (ft)

8'8"

Draught (mtrs)

2.64 mean

Max. Speed (knots)

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

237 - 298 tons of fuel oil

Propulsion

3 shafts, steam turbine. 25,000 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

Three QF 4" (102 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX, Two single 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

Torpedo Type MM

533 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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