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Talisman-class destroyer

{{Short description|1916 class of British destroyers}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}

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|Ship image=Destroyers moored at Hawthorn Leslie shipyard, Hebburn (15826921322).jpg

|Ship caption=HMS Marksman, HMS Talisman and HMS Termagant moored at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard, Hebburn, 5 November 1915.

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{{Infobox ship class overview

|Name= Talisman class

|Builders=Hawthorn Leslie and Company

|Operators={{navy|United Kingdom}}

|Class before={{sclass2|Thornycroft M|destroyer|4}}

|Class after={{sclass|Medea|destroyer|4}}

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|In service range=1916–1921

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|Total ships completed=4

|Total ships lost=1

|Total ships retired=3

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Ship type=Destroyer

|Ship displacement={{convert|1098|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}

|Ship length={{convert|309|ft|m|abbr=on}} o/a

|Ship beam={{convert|28|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught={{convert|9|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship power=* {{convert|25000|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion= 3 shafts; 3 steam turbines

|Ship speed= {{convert|32|kn|lk=in}}

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|Ship complement=102

|Ship armament=* 5 × QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII

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The Talisman class were a quartet of destroyers ordered for the Ottoman Navy before the First World War, but were taken over in November 1914 and completed for the Royal Navy.

Description

The Talismans were designed by Armstrong Whitworth for the Ottoman Navy, but were sub-contracted to Hawthorn Leslie and Company for building.Friedman, p. 143 They displaced {{convert|1098|LT|t|0}}. The ships had an overall length of {{convert|309|ft|m|1}}, a beam of {{convert|28|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a draught of {{convert|9|ft|6|in|m|1}}. They were powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of {{convert|25000|shp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|32|kn|lk=in}}. The ships carried a maximum of {{convert|237|LT|t}} of fuel oil. The ships' complement was 102 officers and ratings.Gardiner & Gray, p. 78 The hull form was considered particularly successful and was adopted for the V and W class of 1917, arguably the peak of destroyer development at the time.

The Talisman-class ships were heavily armed for their time, shipping five single QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII. Two of the guns were side by side on the forecastle. The other guns were carried on the centreline; one between the first and second funnels, one after the searchlight platform and one on a bandstand on the quarterdeck. All the guns had half-shields. The ships were designed to accommodate three above water twin mounts for British 21-inch torpedo, but only two mounts were fitted in British service.Friedman, p. 142

Ships

Originally to have been renamed Napier, Narborough, Offa and Ogre respectively, they were re-allocated "T" names in February 1915.

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!Name

Ship builderLaid downLaunchedCompletedFate
{{HMS|Talisman|1915|2}}rowspan=4|Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne7 December 191415 July 19151 January 1916rowspan=3 |Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
{{HMS|Termagant|1915|2}}17 December 191426 August 191518 March 1916
{{HMS|Trident|1915|2}}1 July 191520 November 191524 March 1916
{{HMS|Turbulent|1916|2}}19155 January 1916May 1916Sunk by the German battleship {{SMS|Westfalen2}} during Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916.

Notes

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Bibliography

  • {{Cite Colledge2006}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Dittmar|first1=F.J.|last2=Colledge|first2=J.J.|title=British Warships 1914–1919|year=1972|publisher=Ian Allan|location=Shepperton, UK|isbn=0-7110-0380-7 |name-list-style=amp}}
  • {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War|year=2009|location=Barnsley, UK|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=978-1-84832-049-9}}
  • {{cite book|editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}}
  • {{cite book|last=March|first=Edgar J.|title=British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans|year=1966|publisher=Seeley Service|location=London |oclc=164893555}}

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