HMS Larne (1910)
 Larne
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| History | |
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| Name | Larne |
| Namesake | Larne |
| Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston |
| Laid down | 8 December 1909 |
| Launched | 23 August 1910 |
| Completed | February 1911 |
| Out of service | 9 May 1921 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Acorn-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 730 normal |
| Length | 246 ft (75 m) o.a. |
| Beam | 25 ft 5 in (7.7 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
| Installed power | 4 kW ) |
| Propulsion | Parsons steam turbines, 3 shafts |
| Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 1,540 nmi (2,850 km; 1,770 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 72 |
| Armament |
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HMS Larne was one of 20 Acorn-class (later H-class) destroyers built for the Royal Navy. The destroyer served in the First World War. The Acorn class were smaller than the preceding Beagle class but oil-fired and better armed. Launched in 1910, Larne participated in exercises that took place the following year, sustaining damage during the activity, and then a naval demonstration for Members of Parliament in 1912. At the start of the war, the ship served with the Second Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. The destroyer undertook anti-submarine patrols around the British Isles, from Devonport to the Outer Hebrides. Despite being involved in many actions, the ship did not sink any enemy submarines. Larne ended the war in Brindisi with the Mediterranean Fleet. After the Armistice, the destroyer was placed in reserve before being sold to be broken up in 1921.
Design and description
After the coal-burning
Larne was 240 ft (73 m)
Armament consisted of a single
Construction and career
The 20 destroyers of the Acorn class were ordered by the Admiralty under the 1909–1910 Naval Programme. One of three in the class built by
Larne joined the Second Destroyer Flotilla.[14] On 8 August 1911, the destroyer participated in a fleet exercise in the Irish Sea that pitted two fleets against each other. Despite being part of the winning "blue" fleet, the destroyer suffered damage as the high speed manoeuvres meant that rivets were strained so much that water entered the hull, mixing with oil in the bunkers. Larne was repaired quickly and soon back in service.[15] On 9 July 1912, the destroyer took part in a naval demonstration organised by Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, for Members of Parliament.[16] Larne remained part of the Second Destroyer Flotilla in 1913.[17]
After the
A year later, on 14 February 1916, Larne was recommissioned at Devonport.[22] On 28 April, while returning to Devonport from escorting merchant ships, the destroyer shot at a surfaced submarine at long range, likely to be U-45, but no hits were reported. However, the sighting was sufficient for the Admiralty to immediately halt all merchant sailing in the Irish Sea, seeing this as the only way to ensure ships were not sunk there.[23] On 9 September, after movements had resumed, the destroyer rescued the crew of the merchant ship Pronto, sunk by submarine the night before.[24] During 1917, the destroyer was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet based at Brindisi.[25] Larne was serving with the Aegean Squadron on 20 January 1918, once again acting as an escort protecting shipping against submarines.[26]
After the Armistice, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of strength and both the number of ships and the amount of personnel needed to be reduced to save money.[27] Larne was decommissioned and place in reserve at Devonport.[28] The vessel was sold to be broken up at Lelant to Thos. W. Ward on 9 May 1921.[13]
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number | Date |
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| H60 | December 1914[29] |
| H67 | January 1918[30] |
| H97 | January 1919[31] |
References
Citations
- ^ Brown 2010, p. 69.
- ^ a b Brassey 1912, p. 28.
- ^ Brown 2010, p. 68.
- ^ a b Parkes & Prendergast 1969, p. 113.
- ^ a b Friedman 2009, p. 295.
- ^ a b c d Preston 1985, p. 74.
- ^ Friedman 2009, p. 119.
- ^ March 1966, p. 112.
- ^ Friedman 2009, p. 211.
- ^ Friedman 2009, p. 147.
- ^ Friedman 2009, p. 306.
- ^ Manning & Walker 1959, p. 263.
- ^ a b Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 194.
- ^ "Naval and Military Intelligence; Movements of Ships". The Times. No. 39866. 6 April 1912. p. 4.
- ^ "Stern Mimic Naval War: Seven Destroyers Crippled but Triumphant: Thrilling Sea Fight". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Australia. 9 August 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "The Sailing Of The Fleet". The Times. No. 39866. 10 July 1912. p. 4.
- ^ "275a Larne (Dev.) Torpedo Boat Destroyer". The Navy List: 338. July 1913. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ "450 Larne (Dev.) Torpedo Boat Destroyer". The Navy List: 828. July 1919. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ "XV Mediterranean". Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 22. July 1918. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ Newbolt 1931, p. 87.
- ^ Moretz 2002, p. 79.
- ^ "V Vessels in Reserve at Home Bases and Other Ports". Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 17. July 1919. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via National Library of Scotland.
- ^ Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 74.
- ^ Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 75.
- ^ Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 76.
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- Brown, David K. (2010). The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development 1906–1922. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-085-7.
- Bush, Steve; Warlow, Ben (2021). Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-526793-78-2.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: A Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present. London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-85367-566-9.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Manning, Thomas Davys; Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. OCLC 780274698.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
- Monograph No. 28: Home Waters—Part III.: November 1914 to the end of January 1915 (PDF). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XII. The Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1925.
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- Monograph No. 30: Home Waters Part V: From July to October 1915 (PDF). Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XIV. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1926.
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- Moretz, Joseph (2002). The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-71465-196-5.
- Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations: Volume V. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green and Co. OCLC 220475309.
- Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice (1969). Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. OCLC 907574860.
- Preston, Antony (1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 1–104. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
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