HMS Louis ( His Majesty's Ship “Louis” ) is a British type L destroyer . He participated in the First World War.
| "Louis" | |
|---|---|
| Hms louis | |
 Stranded HMS Louis under fire from Turkish batteries. Suvla Bay. | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Class and type of vessel | Destroyer |
| Manufacturer | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Launched | December 30, 1913 |
| Status | Crashed in the bay of Suvla on October 31, 1915. Finished by Turkish coastal artillery. |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length | 82 m |
| Width | 8.15 m |
| Draft | 2.9 m |
| Power | 24 500 l. with. (18.3 Mw ) |
| Speed | 29 knots (54 km / h ) |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 3 × 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV guns |
| Flak | 1 × QF 2 pdr Mk. II |
| Mine torpedo armament | Two twin-tube 533 mm torpedo tubes |
Built at Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Gowan, Scotland (serial number 491) under the name HMS Talisman . Launched on December 30, 1913 . Before the descent, renamed to HMS Louis . Named after Thomas Louis , 18th century British Rear Admiral .
He took part in the Dardanelles operation of the First World War . Wrecked in Suvla Bay on October 31, 1915 . Finished by Turkish coastal artillery [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Colledge, et.al. (2010), p. 235.
Literature
- Colledge, JJ and Warlow, Ben. Ships of the Royal Navy. - 4th. - London: Chatham, 2010 .-- ISBN 9781935149071 .