Ships of the Royal Navy . Toreador. 127. V -4 Turquoise. 128 DESTROYERS Yarrow S class (6 boats), Emergency War Programme 1917-18 TOMAHAWK, TORCH, TUMULT, TURQUOISE, TUSCAN, TYRIAN In conformity with Yarrow practice, these boats are constructionally lighter than the rest of theclass, are very slightly smaller, and with a considerable reduction in power have proved the fastest ontrials by a good margin. Dimensions.—273J x 25| x 10 feet (mean) = 930 tons displacement. Armament.—As in Admiralty type. Machinery.—Direct drive turbines = 23,000 = 36 knots. On trials at 1,060 tons load Torch and
Ships of the Royal Navy . Toreador. 127. V -4 Turquoise. 128 DESTROYERS Yarrow S class (6 boats), Emergency War Programme 1917-18 TOMAHAWK, TORCH, TUMULT, TURQUOISE, TUSCAN, TYRIAN In conformity with Yarrow practice, these boats are constructionally lighter than the rest of theclass, are very slightly smaller, and with a considerable reduction in power have proved the fastest ontrials by a good margin. Dimensions.—273J x 25| x 10 feet (mean) = 930 tons displacement. Armament.—As in Admiralty type. Machinery.—Direct drive turbines = 23,000 = 36 knots. On trials at 1,060 tons load Torch and Turquoise both exceeded 39 knots and Tyrian reached Yarrow boilers. Oil = 215/256tons. Complement 90. Appearance.—Have a somewhat thicker fore funnel than the rest of the class, and the typical Yarrowsloping stern. 129 DESTROYERS Admiralty Modified W class (14 boats), Emergency War Programme 1918 and subsequent Estimates This batch are practically identical with the earlier W class, but armed with instead of4-inc
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