Talisman-class destroyer
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The Talisman class were a quartet of destroyers ordered for the Ottoman Navy before the First World War, but were taken over in November 1914 and completed for the Royal Navy.
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HMS Marksman, HMS Talisman and HMS Termagant moored at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard, Hebburn, 5 November 1915. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Talisman class |
Builders | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Thornycroft M class |
Succeeded by | Medea class |
In service | 1916–1921 |
Completed | 4 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1,098 long tons (1,116 t) |
Length | 309 ft (94 m) o/a |
Beam | 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
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Propulsion | 3 shafts; 3 steam turbines |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Complement | 102 |
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