HMS ''Tumult'' was a

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built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

Description

''Tumult'' displaced at standard load and at deep load. She had an overall length of , a

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of and a deep draught of . She was powered by two

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geared

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s, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two

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s. The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . ''Tumult'' carried a maximum of of

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that gave her a range of at . Her complement was 170 officers and ratings. The ship was armed with four 45- calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XII guns in dual-purpose mounts. For

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(AA) defence, ''Tumult'' had one twin mount for

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s and four twin Oerlikon

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. She was fitted with two above-water quadruple mounts for torpedoes. Two

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rails and four throwers were fitted for which 70 depth charges were provided.

Second World War

On 29 November 1943 German U-boat ''U-86'' was sunk east of the Azores, in position 40°52'N, 18°54'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS ''Tumult'' and .

Construction and career

In 1946, ''Tumult'' was placed into reserve at Portsmouth. She remained in reserve until 1953 when was converted by Grayson Rollo at Birkenhead, into a Type 16 fast

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, with the new

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F121. She emerged from the conversion in 1954. In November 1956 she was part of the 2nd Training Squadron at Portsmouth. Between December 1957 and December 1960 she was part of the

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reserve. From December 1960 until October 1965 she was part of the Rosyth reserve. Following sale for scrap she was taken to Arnott Young at Dalmuir for breaking up, where she arrived on 25 October 1965.

References

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External links

Naval-History.net HMS ''Tumult''
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