Matchless 'M' Class Destroyers
Due
to the Wartime Emergency Programmes, there were five variants of this class. The
'M' class formed the main strength of the Grand Fleet's destroyer flotilla for
most of the war.
|
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
|
OPAL |
Doxford (Sunderland) |
1915 |
1916 |
|
NARBOROUGH |
John Brown (Clydebank) |
1915 |
1916 |
Specifications
Dimensions
|
Length(O/A) |
270'-274' |
|
Length(W/L) |
n/a |
|
Beam |
25.5'-27.75' |
|
Draft |
8.5'-10.5' |
Displacement
|
Full
Load |
n/a |
|
Standard |
994-1,070
tons |
Propulsion
|
Boilers |
3 |
|
Turbines |
2
low pressure turbines driving wing shafts |
|
Horsepower |
25,000-27,500
ihp (design) |
|
Shafts |
3 |
|
Max
Speed |
34
knts (design) |
|
Endurance |
n/a |
|
Oil
Bunkerage |
210
tons |
Armament
|
Main
Gun |
3
x 4"(32pdr) QF (3 x 1) |
|
Light
AAW |
2
x 2pdrAA |
|
Torpedoes |
4
x 21" (2x2) tubes |
Complement
|
Usual |
80-98 |
Source:
www.warships1.com/British_destroyers.htm
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