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*{{cite book |last=Gardiner |first=Robert |authorlink Robert Gardiner |title=Conway's all the world's fighting ships, 1906-1921 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |year=1985 |location=London |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=V2r_TBjR2TYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=conways&cd=2#v=onepage&q=helmuth&f=false |isbn=0851772455}} |
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Revision as of 22:40, 18 May 2011
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Lennox |
| Builder | William Beardmore and Company |
| Launched | 2 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 (54 km/h) |
| 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 prior to the outbreak of the First World War, she was attached to the Harwich Force and served in the North Sea. Lennox 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 William Beardmore and Company and launched on 2 March 1914.
The destroyer was fitted with three QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns, a single QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II, and four torpedo tubes in two twin mounts. Lennox was designed to operate in British coastal waters against enemy surface and submarine shipping.
Service
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Citations
- ^ Conway, 76
References
- Gardiner, Robert (1985). Conway's all the world's fighting ships, 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851772455.