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'''HMS ''Lennox''''', was a [[Laforey class destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class]] [[destroyer]] of the Royal Navy. Launched a few months prior World War One, she was attached to |
'''HMS ''Lennox''''', was a [[Laforey class destroyer (1913)|''Laforey'' class]] [[destroyer]] of the Royal Navy. Launched a few months prior World War One, she was attached to [[Harwich]] Force and served in the [[North Sea]]. ''Legion'' saw action in several engagements including the [[Battle off Texel]]. |
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==Specifications== |
==Specifications== |
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''Lennox'' was laid down as ''HMS Portia'' before being renamed. She was constructed by the [[William Beardmore and Company]] and launched on 2 March 1914. She possessed 3 [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF {{convert|4|in|mm|sing=on|sigfig=4}} Mk IV guns]], a single [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II]], 4 torpedo tubes in twin mounts, and was designed to operate in British coastal waters against enemy surface and submarine shipping. |
''Lennox'' was laid down as ''HMS Portia'' before being renamed. She was constructed by the [[William Beardmore and Company]] and launched on 2 March 1914. She possessed 3 [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|QF {{convert|4|in|mm|sing=on|sigfig=4}} Mk IV guns]], a single [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II]], 4 torpedo tubes in twin mounts, and was designed to operate in British coastal waters against enemy surface and submarine shipping. |
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Lennox |
| Builder | William Beardmore and Company |
| Launched | 17 March 1914 |
| Fate | Sold and broken up October 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Laforey class destroyer |
| Displacement | 965-1,300 tons |
| Length | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion | Water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 24,500 shp |
| Speed | 29 knots |
| Complement | 73 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX 2 x twin tubes for 21 in torpedoes[1] |
HMS Lennox, was a Laforey class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched a few months prior World War One, she was attached to Harwich Force and served in the North Sea. Legion saw action in several engagements including the Battle off Texel.
Specifications
Lennox was laid down as HMS Portia before being renamed. She was constructed by the William Beardmore and Company and launched on 2 March 1914. She possessed 3 QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, a single QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II, 4 torpedo tubes in twin mounts, and was designed to operate in British coastal waters against enemy surface and submarine shipping.
Service
Citations
- ^ Conway, 76
Referances
- Gardiner, Robert (1985). Conway's all the world's fighting ships, 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851772455.
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