HMS Ithuriel (1916)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ithuriel.

History

United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Ithuriel
Namesake:	Ithuriel
Builder:	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England
Laid down:	14 January 1915
Launched:	8 March 1916
Fate:	Sold for scrapping 8 November 1921 and broken up in Germany
General characteristics
Class & type:	Marksman-class flotilla leader
Displacement:	1,655 long tons (1,682 t)
Length:	325 ft (99 m)
Beam:	31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draught:	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion:	Oil-fired Yarrow type boilers Parsons steam turbines 2 shafts 36,000 shp
Speed:	34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Complement:	106—116
Armament:	2 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk IV guns 2 × single 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II AA guns 2 × twin 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Ithuriel was a Marksman-class flotilla leader. Originally to have been named Gabriel, the name was changed before her launch.

References

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. OCLC 67375475.
Janes fighting ships of World War I. Studio Editions. 1990. p. 67. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk - RN Destroyers before 1900

Marksman-class flotilla leaders

Nimrod Marksman Kempenfelt Lightfoot Ithuriel / Abdiel Abdiel / Gabriel Gabriel / Ithuriel

Preceded by: Faulknor class Followed by: Parker class

List of destroyers of the Royal Navy

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