HMS Gabriel (1915)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Gabriel |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England |
| Laid down | 12 January 1915 |
| Launched | 23 December 1915 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1916 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Marksman-class flotilla leader |
| Displacement | 1,700 long tons (1,700 t) (full load) |
| Length | 324 ft 10 in (99.01 m) o/a |
| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Complement | 106—116 |
| Armament |
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HMS Gabriel was a
Construction and design
In November 1914, as part of the Emergency War Programme of shipbuilding, the
The Marksman-class ships were 324 feet 10 inches (99.01 m)
Gabriel was armed with four
Service
On commissioning, Gabriel joined the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet, serving as leader along with the cruiser Champion,[7][10] duties including acting as escort to the Battle Cruiser Force.[7] In July 1916, intelligence reports of a German
On 18 March 1917, Gabriel attacked a German submarine with depth charges, without any apparent effect. She again depth charged a suspected German submarine on 30 April 1917.[7] In May 1917, the 13th Flotilla, including Gabriel moved to Rosyth.[7] In October 1917, Gabriel formed part of a large-scale operation, involving 30 cruisers and 54 destroyers deployed in eight groups across the North Sea in an attempt to stop a suspected sortie by German naval forces, with Gabriel (along with Petard, Norseman and Urchin) joining up with the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron on 17 October. Despite these countermeasures, the two German light cruisers Bremse and Brummer managed to evade the patrols and attacked the regular convoy between Norway and Britain on 17 October, sinking nine merchant ships and two destroyers, Mary Rose and Strongbow before returning safely to Germany.[13]
In mid-1918, Gabriel was converted to a minelayer, with the ability to carry 80 mines, with minesweeping
Gabriel remained in the 20th Flotilla after the end of the war, deploying with the flotilla to the
On 23 August 1919, Gabriel arrived at Queenstown in Ireland for laying up with defective boiler tubes,[16] being relieved in the 20th Flotilla by Seymour.[23] While initially it was planned to repair the ship's boilers, by October it had been decided to spend no more money on Gabriel, which was laid up at Devonport.[16][24]
Disposal
Gabriel was sold to T. W. Ward for £2,756 on 9 May 1921 as part of a bulk sale of obsolete warships. She was handed over for scrapping at Ward's Lelant, Cornwall yard on 20 October 1922.[16][25]
Pennant numbers
| Pennant number[26] | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| G21 | July 1916 | January 1917 |
| F00 | January 1917 | June 1918 |
| F91 | September 1918 | October 1919 |
| F67 | November 1919 | - |
Notes
- ^ The first two ships of the class, Marksman and Lightfoot, were ordered as part of the 1913–1914 shipbuilding programme, with two more ships, Kempenfelt and Nimrod as part of the 1914–1915 programme.[1]
- ^ Jane's Fighting Ships gave a displacement of 1,655 long tons (1,682 t) in 1919 for Gabriel.[9]
- ^ Smith states that Gabriel joined the 20th Flotilla in August 1918.[18]
Citations
- ^ a b c Friedman 2009, pp. 136–137
- ^ a b c Friedman 2009, p. 307.
- ^ a b c d e f Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 77
- ^ English 2019, p. 11
- ^ English 2019, pp. 11, 16
- ^ Smith 2005, p. 19
- ^ a b c d e English 2019, p. 16
- ^ a b Friedman 2009, pp. 296–297
- ^ Moore 1990, p. 67
- ^ "Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: I.—The Grand Fleet: Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". The Navy List. July 1916. p. 12. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ Naval Staff Monograph No. 33 1927, pp. 57–59
- ^ Newbolt 1928, pp. 386–387
- ^ Smith 2005, pp. 25–26, 62–63
- ^ Friedman 2009, pp. 154–155
- ^ a b c d e English 2019, p. 17
- ^ a b "Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: VI.—East Coast Forces: Humber: Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla". The Navy List. July 1918. p. 15. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ Smith 2005, p. 63
- ^ Smith 2005, pp. 38–39
- ^ Smith 2005, pp. 90, 93
- ^ Smith 2005, p. 95
- ^ Bennett 2002, pp. 122, 129, 131
- ^ Smith 2005, p. 99
- ^ "V.—Vessels in Reserve at Home Ports and Other Bases.: Devonport". The Navy List. October 1919. p. 708. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 69
- ^ English 2019, p. 135
References
- Bennett, Geoffrey (2002). Freeing the Baltic. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 1-84341-001-X.
- Dittmar, F. J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
- English, John (2019). Grand Fleet Destroyers: Part I: Flotilla Leaders and 'V/W' Class Destroyers. Windsor, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 978-0-9650769-8-4.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link - Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Monograph No. 33: Home Waters—Part VII: From June 1916 to November 1916 (PDF). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XVII. The Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1927.
- Moore, John (1990). Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Studio. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
- Newbolt, Henry (1928). Naval Operations: Vol. IV. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
- Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations: Vol. V. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
- Smith, Peter C. (2005). Into the Minefields: British Destroyer Minelaying 1916–1960. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 1-84415-271-5.