HMS Phoebe (1916)

HMS Phoebe was an Admiralty M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. She took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918 and was sold for scrap in 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Phoebe.

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Phoebe
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Launched: 20 November 1916
Fate: Sold for breaking up, 15 November 1921
General characteristics
Class and type: Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement: 971 long tons (987 t)
Length: 273 ft 4 in (83.31 m) o/a
Beam: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
Draught: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 3 Shafts; 3 steam turbines
Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range: 2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 76
Armament:

Description

The Admiralty M class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Laforey-class destroyer.[1] They displaced 972 long tons (988 t). The ships had an overall length of 273 feet 4 inches (83.3 m), a beam of 26 feet 8 inches (8.1 m) and a draught of 9 feet 8 inches (2.9 m). Phoebe was powered by a single Parsons direct-drive steam turbine turning three propeller shafts, using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 228 long tons (232 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ships' complement was 76 officers and ratings.[2]

The ships were armed with three single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns and a QF 2-pounder (40 mm (1.6 in)) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft gun. They were also fitted with two above-water twin mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes.[3]

Construction and service

Phoebe was ordered under the Fourth War Programme in February 1915 and built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan. The ship was launched on 20 November 1916 and completed in December 1916.[4] She took part in the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918. Post-war, she was sold for breaking up on 15 November 1921.

Notes
  1. Gardiner & Gray, p. 76
  2. Friedman, p. 296
  3. Gardiner & Gray, p. 79; March, p. 174
  4. Friedman, p. 309

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.
  • Dittmar, F.J. & Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
  • 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 (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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