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HMS Douglas
HMS ''Douglas'' was an Admiralty type flotilla leader (also known as the ''Scott''-class) of the British Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird, ''Douglas'' commissioned in 1918, just before the end of the First World War. During the Second World War, ''Douglas'' served with Force H out of Gibraltar and as a convoy escort. She was sold for scrap in March 1945. Design and construction In December 1916, the British Admiralty placed orders for two large flotilla leaders, and ''Douglas'' from Cammell Laird as a follow on to the prototype of the class, , which had been ordered in April that year.Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 83. The ship was long between perpendiculars and overall,Friedman 2009, p. 298. with a beam of and a draught of . Design displacement was normal and full load. The ship's machinery consisted of four Yarrow boilers that fed steam at to two sets of Parsons single-reduction geared- steam turbines, rated at . This gave a design speed of light, which corresponde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Douglas (1918)
HMS ''Douglas'' was an Admiralty type flotilla leader (also known as the ''Scott''-class) of the British Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird, ''Douglas'' commissioned in 1918, just before the end of the First World War. During the Second World War, ''Douglas'' served with Force H out of Gibraltar and as a convoy escort. She was sold for scrap in March 1945. Design and construction In December 1916, the British Admiralty placed orders for two Admiralty type flotilla leader, large flotilla leaders, and ''Douglas'' from Cammell Laird as a follow on to the prototype of the class, , which had been ordered in April that year.Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 83. The ship was length between perpendiculars, long between perpendiculars and length overall, overall,Friedman 2009, p. 298. with a Beam (nautical), beam of and a Draft (ship), draught of . Design displacement (ship), displacement was normal and full load. The ship's machinery consisted of four Yarrow boilers that fed steam at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
