HMS Ulster (1917)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ulster
NamesakeUlster
OrderedMarch 1916
BuilderWilliam Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir
Launched10 October 1917
Commissioned21 November 1917
Decommissioned21 April 1928
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Admiralty R-class destroyer
Displacement1,086 long tons (1,103 t)
Length276 ft (84.1 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 geared Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Speed36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h)
Range3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement82
Armament
  • 3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX
  • 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×2)

HMS Ulster was a modified Admiralty R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy.[1]

Design[]

Ulster was 276 feet (84.12 m) long overall, with a beam of 27 feet (8.2 m) and a draught of 11 feet (3.35 m).[2] Displacement was 1,086 long tons (1,103 t).[3] Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).[2] Two funnels were fitted, two boilers exhausting through the forward funnel. 296 long tons (301 t) of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[4]

Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle and one between the funnels and one on a raised platform aft. They could elevate to 30°.[3] A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes.[2] Fire control included a single Dumaresq and a Vickers range clock.[5] The ship had a complement of 82 officers and men.[3]

Service[]

Ulster was one of ten R-class destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in March 1916 as part of the Eighth War Construction Programme and was launched in October 1917.[4]

On commissioning, Ulster joined the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet,[6] and served there until 1919.[7] When the Grand Fleet was disbanded, Ulster was transferred to the Home Fleet, under the Flag of King George V,[8] but was reduced to the Reserve Fleet by April 1920.[9] The ship was sold for scrap to Ward of Pembroke Dock on 21 April 1928 and broken up.[1]

Pennant numbers[]

Pennant Number Date
F91 1917[10]
F17 1918[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Colleridge, J.J. (1987). Ships of the Royal Navy : The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 577. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
  2. ^ a b c Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  3. ^ a b c Parkes, Oscar; Prendegast, Maurice (1918). Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. p. 107.
  4. ^ a b Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
  5. ^ "Fire Control in H.M. Ships". The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships During the War. 3 (23): 31. 1919.
  6. ^ "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 12. October 1917. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet". Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 12. January 1919. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ^ "II. Home Fleet". Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 12. July 1919. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^ "IV. Vessels Under the V.A.C. Reserve Fleet". The Navy List: 707. April 1920. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 70. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.

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.
  • 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, eds. (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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