HMS Undine (1917)

HMS Undine was a modified Admiralty R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Undine.
HMS Undine
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Undine
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down: 23 September 1916
Launched: 22 March 1917
Commissioned: 26 May 1917
Decommissioned: 28 September 1927
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type: Modified Admiralty R-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,090 long tons (1,110 t)
Length: 276 ft (84.1 m)
Beam: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion:
  • 3 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 geared Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Speed: 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h)
Range: 3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 82
Armament:

Description

Undine was 276 feet (84.12 m) long overall, with a beam of 27 feet (8.2 m) and a draught of 11 feet (3.35 m).[2] Displacement was 1,090 long tons (1,110 t). Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).[3] Two funnels were fitted, two boilers exhausting through the forward funnel. 296 long tons (301 t) of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[4]

Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the second and third funnels. A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes.[2] Fire control included a single Dumaresq and a Vickers range clock.[5] The ship had a complement of 82 officers and ratings.[3]

Service

Undine was one of ten modified R-class destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in March 1916 as part of the Eighth War Construction Programme and was launched in March 1917.[4]

On commissioning, Undine joined the 15th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet,[6] and served there until 1919.[7] When the Grand Fleet was disbanded, Undine was transferred to the Home Fleet, under the Flag of King George V,[8] and was reduced to Reserve on 22 February 1922.[9] After being paid off on 28 September 1927, the ship was sold for scrapping to Ward of Briton Ferry in April 1928 but was wrecked en route off Horse Sand Fort, Portsmouth.[1] The wreck was sold to the Middlesbrough Salvage Company on 27 August 1928 and was broken up on site, but the remains were still observable to sonar in 2013.[10]

Pennant numbers
Pennant Number Date
G971917[11]
G791918[11]

References
  1. Colledge, J.J. (1987). Ships of the Royal Navy : The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 416. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
  2. Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  3. Parkes, Oscar; Prendegast, Maurice (1919). Jane’s Fighting Ships. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. p. 107.
  4. Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
  5. "Fire Control in H.M. Ships". The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships during the War. 3 (23): 31. 1919.
  6. "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". The Navy List: 13. July 1917. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". The Navy List: 12. January 1919. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. "II. Home Fleet". The Navy List: 12. July 1919. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. "IV. Vessels Under the V.A.C. Reserve Fleet". The Navy List: 276. July 1927.
  10. Draeseke, Trevor; Grant, Michael; Pacheco-Ruiz, Rodrigo; Walsh, Michael (2015). Interconnector France-Angleterre (IFA2): Combined marine archaeological desk-based assessment and review of marine survey data (PDF). Edinburgh: Headland Archaeology. p. 22. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 71. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.

Bibliography
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
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