HMS Narwhal (1915)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Narwhal |
| Namesake | Narwhal |
| Ordered | February 1915 |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 1046 |
| Laid down | 21 April 1915 |
| Launched | 30 December 1915 |
| Completed | 3 March 1916 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 265 ft (80.8 m) (p.p.) |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Installed power | 3 Yarrow boilers, 25,000 shp (19,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | Parsons steam turbines, 3 shafts |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 76 |
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HMS Narwhal was a Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the preceding L class, capable of higher speed. Launched on 30 December 1915, the vessel fought in the Battle of Jutland between 31 May and 1 June 1916 and subsequently served in anti-submarine and escort duties based at Cobh in Ireland. During February 1917, the destroyer rescued the crew of the Q-ship Farnborough, which had sunk and been sunk by the German submarine SM U-83, and rescued the armed merchantman Cameronia from SM U-50, The destroyer was transferred to Devonport during 1918 and, after the end of the war, was broken up there in 1920 after suffering a fatal collision the year before.