| 词条 | HMS Flirt (1897) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ConstructionThe British Admiralty ordered two destroyers, Flirt and {{HMS|Fawn|1897|2}} from Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company for the Royal Navy as part of the 1896–1897 shipbuilding programme,[2] which included a total of 20 destroyers (17 "thirty-knotters" and three "specials" which were required to reach as higher speed).[3] The two destroyers were repeats of the six destroyers ordered from Palmers under the 1895–1896 programme.[2] Flirt{{'}}s hull was {{convert|220|ft|m|2}} long overall and {{convert|215|ft|m|2}} between perpendiculars, with a beam of {{convert|20|ft|9|in|m}} and a draught of {{convert|9|ft|9|in|m}}. Four Reed water tube boilers fed steam at {{convert|250|psi}} to triple expansion steam engines rated at {{convert|6,200|ihp|lk=in}} and driving two propeller shafts. Displacement was {{convert|390|LT|t|lk=on}} light and {{convert|440|LT|t|abbr=on}} deep load.[4] Three funnels were fitted,[5] and 91 tons of coal carried.[6] Flirt, like the other "thirty-knotters" was contractually required to maintain a speed of {{convert|30|kn}} for a continuous run of three hours and over 6 consecutively measured runs of {{convert|1|mi|km}} during sea trials.[7]Armament was specified as a single QF 12 pounder 12 cwt ({{convert|3|in|mm|disp=or|adj=mid|-calibre|abbr=on}}) gun on a platform on the ship's conning tower (in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), backed up by five 6-pounder guns, and two 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes.[8][9] She had a crew of 60[6] to 63 officers and men.[10] Flirt was laid down on 5 September 1896 at the Palmers' shipyard at Jarrow-on-Tyne as Yard number 722 and launched on 15 May 1897.[2] During sea trials she made her contracted speed requirement of 30 knots.[6] She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in April 1899.[2]Service historyPre-WarAfter commissioning Flirt was assigned to the East Coast Flotilla of the 1st Fleet based at Harwich. Commander Brian Barttelot was appointed in command on 1 August 1902.[11] She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[12] From August to October 1907, Flirt underwent a refit at Portsmouth Dockyard, but collided with a harbour wall on 8 October when returning to harbour after steam trials, damaging her bow.[13] After repair she joined the Harwich destroyer flotilla.[14] On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance. As a three-funneled destroyer with a contract speed of 30 knots, Flirt was assigned to the C Class.[15][16] The class letters were painted on the hull below the bridge area and on a funnel.[17] World War IFor the test mobilization in July 1914 she was assigned to the 6th Destroyer Flotilla based at Dover. During her deployment there she was involved in anti-submarine, counter-mining patrols and defending the drifters of the Dover Barrage. On 28 October 1914 under the command of Lieutenant H. S. Braddyll, Flirt took part in operations off the Belgian coast. LossOn the night of 26/27 October 1916 the German Navy raided the Dover Barrage with two and a half flotillas of torpedo boats and destroyers. Flirt under the command of Lieutenant R. P. Kellett responded to gunfire from the drifter line. She found the drifter Waveney II on fire and sent a boat to assist. When unidentified ships approached she issued a challenge and was immediately fired upon by the Germans. Flirt was lost; the only survivors were those dispatched to aid Waveney II. She was awarded the battle honour "Belgian Coast 1914 – 15" for her service. Pennant numbers
Further readingCaptain Evans tells in his book Keeping the Seas that the life boat carrying the last survivors of Flirt was depth charged by a passing destroyer who thought it was a submarine. A real enemy submarine in the area also "took a look at them" and in the darkness mistook them for a British submarine, and dived to escape destruction. Notes1. ^{{cite book|last=Jane|first=Fred T.|title=Jane’s All The Worlds Fighting Ships 1898|origyear=1898|year=1969|publisher=first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1898, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company|location=New York|page=84 to 85}} 2. ^1 2 3 Lyon 2001, p. 79. 3. ^Friedman 2009, p. 53. 4. ^Lyon 2001, pp. 78–79. 5. ^Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 94. 6. ^1 2 Brassey 1902, p. 275. 7. ^Lyon 2001, p. 23. 8. ^Lyon 2001, pp. 98–99. 9. ^Friedman 2009, p. 40. 10. ^Manning 1961, p. 42. 11. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=6 August 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36839| }} 12. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The Coronation - Naval Review |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=13 August 1902 |page_number=4 |issue=36845| }} 13. ^{{cite magazine|title=Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Portsmouth Dockyard |journal=The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect |volume=30|date=1 November 1907 |p=132}} 14. ^{{cite magazine|title=Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Portsmouth Dockyard |journal=The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect |volume=30|date=1 December 1907 |p=171}} 15. ^Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 18. 16. ^Manning 1961, pp. 17–18. 17. ^Manning 1961, p. 34. 18. ^{{cite web|title="Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class|url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s0420000.htm|accessdate=1 Jun 2013}} References
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