The Laforey class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Acasta class.[1] They displaced 965–1,010 long tons (980–1,026 t). The ships had an overall length of 268 feet 10 inches (81.9 m), a beam of 27 feet 8 inches (8.4 m) and a draught of 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 m). Lennox was powered by two Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Yarrow boilers.[2] The turbines developed a total of 24,500 shaft horsepower (18,300 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 280 long tons (280 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 1,750 nautical miles (3,240 km; 2,010 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ships' complement was 74 officers and ratings.[3]
Lennox was laid down at William Beardmore and Company's Clydebank shipyard as Portia on 14 November 1912.[4] On 30 September 1913, the Admiralty ordered that the L-class be renamed with names beginning with the letter "L", and Portia was renamed Lennox.[2] She was launched on 17 March 1914 on completed in July that year.[4]
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Lennox HMS Lennox was a Laforey class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s LennoxHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS LennoxBuilderWilliam Beardmore and CompanyLaunched2 March 1914FateSold and broken up October 1921General characteristicsClass and typeLaforey class destroyerDisplacement965 1 010 long tons 980 1 026 t Length268 ft 10 in 81 94 m o aBeam27 ft 8 in 8 43 m Draught10 ft 6 in 3 20 m Installed power24 500 shp 18 300 kW 4 Yarrow boilersPropulsion2 Shafts 2 steam turbinesSpeed29 knots 54 km h 33 mph Range1 720 nmi 3 190 km 1 980 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement74Armament3 QF 4 inch 102 mm Mark IV guns 2 QF 1 5 pounder 37 mm or QF 2 pounder 40 mm pom pom anti aircraft guns 2 twin 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes Contents 1 Description 2 Construction and service 3 Notes 4 BibliographyDescription editThe Laforey class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Acasta class 1 They displaced 965 1 010 long tons 980 1 026 t The ships had an overall length of 268 feet 10 inches 81 9 m a beam of 27 feet 8 inches 8 4 m and a draught of 10 feet 6 inches 3 2 m Lennox was powered by two Parsons direct drive steam turbines each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by four Yarrow boilers 2 The turbines developed a total of 24 500 shaft horsepower 18 300 kW and gave a maximum speed of 29 knots 54 km h 33 mph The ships carried a maximum of 280 long tons 280 t of fuel oil that gave them a range of 1 750 nautical miles 3 240 km 2 010 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph The ships complement was 74 officers and ratings 3 The ships were armed with three single QF 4 inch 102 mm Mark IV guns and two QF 1 5 pounder 37 mm anti aircraft guns These latter guns were later replaced by a pair of QF 2 pounder 40 mm pom pom anti aircraft guns The ships were also fitted with two above water twin mounts for 21 inch 533 mm torpedoes They were equipped with rails to carry four Vickers Elia Mk IV mines although these rails were never used 3 Construction and service edit nbsp Headstone in Cowley Oxfordshire of H Herbert Officer s Steward First Class who served on Lennox and died a week before the Armistice of 11 November 1918Lennox was laid down at William Beardmore and Company s Clydebank shipyard as Portia on 14 November 1912 4 On 30 September 1913 the Admiralty ordered that the L class be renamed with names beginning with the letter L and Portia was renamed Lennox 2 She was launched on 17 March 1914 on completed in July that year 4 On commissioning Lennox joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla based at The Nore 5 6 On the outbreak of the First World War this Flotilla became part of the Harwich Force under the overall command of Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt 6 serving in the North Sea but capable of reinforcing either the Grand Fleet or forces in the English Channel as required 7 Lennox saw action in several engagements including the Battle off Texel On 6 May 1916 Lennox accidentally collided with HMS Ben my Chree a seaplane carrier Damage was insignificant for both ships however 8 Notes edit Friedman p 129 a b Gardiner amp Gray p 76 a b Friedman p 296 a b Friedman p 307 Naval Matters Past and Prospective Sheerness Dockyard The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect Vol 37 no 443 August 1914 p 7 a b Manning p 15 Friedman pp 139 140 Caruna et al Bibliography editCaruana J Field Andy Head Michael et al December 2012 Question 33 48 British Seaplane Tender Sunk by Turkish Artillery Warship International Vol 49 no 4 Toledo Ohio International Naval Research Organization pp 297 99 ISSN 0043 0374 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 Dittmar F J amp Colledge J J 1972 British Warships 1914 1919 Shepperton UK Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 0380 7 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 amp Gray Randal 1985 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Manning T D 1961 The British Destroyer London Putnam Massie Robert K 2007 Castles of Steel Britain Germany and the Winning of the War at Sea London Vintage Books ISBN 978 0 099 52378 9 Monograph No 6 The Passage of the British Expeditionary Force August 1914 PDF Naval Staff Monographs Historical Vol III Naval Staff Training and Staff Duties Division 1921 pp 1 70 Monograph No 11 The Battle of the Heligoland Bight August 28th 1914 PDF Naval Staff Monographs Historical Vol III Naval Staff Training and Staff Duties Division 1921 pp 108 166 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Lennox 1914 amp oldid 1124547214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
