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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Peyton |
| Namesake | John Peyton |
| Ordered | May 1915 |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 1053 |
| Laid down | 12 July 1915 |
| Launched | 2 May 1916 |
| Completed | 29 June 1916 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 265 ft (80.8 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63.0 km/h; 39.1 mph) |
| Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 76 |
| Armament |
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HMS Peyton was a Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the preceding L class, capable of higher speed. Launched on 2 May 1916, the vessel served in anti-submarine and escort duties based at Cobh in Ireland. The destroyer attacked the German submarine SM UB-23 and rescued crews from friendly merchant ships that had been sunk. After the end of the war, Peyton was placed in reserve and subsequently broken up on 9 May 1921.
Design and development
Peyton was one of sixteen Admiralty M-class destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in May 1915 as part of the Fifth War Construction Programme.[1] The M-class was an improved version of the earlier L-class destroyer destroyers, designed to reach a higher speed in order to counter rumoured German fast destroyers, although it later transpired the German capability had been overstated.[2]
The destroyer was 265 feet (80.77 m) long overall, with a beam of 26 feet 8 inches (8.13 m) and a draught of 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m). Displacement was 994 long tons (1,010 t) normal and 1,021 long tons (1,037 t) full load.[3] Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Parsons steam turbines rated at 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph).[4] Three funnels were fitted. 296 long tons (301 t) of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[5]
Armament consisted of three 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV QF guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the middle and aft funnels. A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin mounts for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes.[6] The ship had a complement of 76 officers and ratings.[5]
Construction and career
Peyton was laid down by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton on 12 July 1915 with the yard number 1053, launched on 2 May the following year and completed on 29 June.[3] The ship was named after Rear Admiral John Peyton, the captain of the third-rate ship of the line Defence.[7] The vessel was deployed as part of the Grand Fleet, joining the newly-formed Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]
On February 1917, the destroyer was transferred to Cobh, Ireland, to counter increasing activity by German submarines in the Southwest Approaches.[9] The submarines had been very active and the Royal Navy sent Peyton, along with sister ships Magic, Narwhal and Parthian, to act as anti-submarine escorts and to undertake patrols to protect merchant shipping.[10] On 23 July, the destroyer, along with Narwhal, attacked the German submarine SM UB-23, which was ultimately interred on 29 July at Ferrol.[11] Sometimes, the patrols were unsuccessful at deterring submarine attack and the vessels then rescued the survivors from the sunk ships.[12]
Peyton returned to the Fourteenth and served there until the end of the war.[13] After the armistice, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of mobilisation, and surplus vessels were retired. Peyton was initially placed in reserve at Portsmouth alongside fifty other destroyers.[14] Peyton was sold to be broken up by Thos. W. Ward at Morecambe on 9 May 1921.[15]
Pennant numbers
| Pennant number | Date |
|---|---|
| G72 | 1915[16] |
| G66 | 1917[16] |
| H96 | 1918[16] |
References
Citations
- ^ McBride 1991, p. 34.
- ^ Friedman 2009, p. 132.
- ^ a b Lyon 1975, p. 703.
- ^ Parkes & Prendergast 1969, p. 109.
- ^ a b Friedman 2009, p. 296.
- ^ Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 79.
- ^ Manning & Walker 1959, p. 341.
- ^ "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet", Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 12, July 1916, retrieved 18 June 2021 – via National Library of Scotland
- ^ Newbolt 1928, p. 352.
- ^ "Destroyer Flotillas of the Grand Fleet", Supplement to the Monthly Navy List: 12, October 1918, retrieved 18 June 2021 – via National Library of Scotland
- ^ "V Vessels in Reserve at Home Ports and Other Bases", The Navy List, p. 707, October 1919, retrieved 18 June 2021 – via National Library of Scotland
- ^ Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 266.
- ^ a b c Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 67.
Bibliography
- Colledge, J.J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Chatham Press. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-71100-380-4.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
- Lyon, David John (1975). The Denny List: Ship numbers 769-1273. London: National Maritime Museum. OCLC 256517657.
- Manning, Thomas Davys; Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. OCLC 780274698.
- McBride, Keith (1991). "British 'M' Class Destroyers of 1913–14". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Warship 1991. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 34–49. ISBN 978-0-85177-582-1.
- Monograph No. 34: Home Waters Part VIII: December 1916 to April 1917. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. VIII. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1933.
- Monograph No. 35: Home Waters Part IX: 1st May 1917 to 31st July 1917. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XIX. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1939.
- Newbolt, Henry (1928). Naval Operations: Volume IV. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green and Co. OCLC 1049894132.
- Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice (1969). Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. OCLC 907574860.
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