Talisman-class destroyer

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.

Description

The Talismans were designed by Armstrong Whitworth for the Ottoman Navy, but were sub-contracted to Hawthorn Leslie and Company for building. They displaced. The ships had an overall length of, a beam of and a draught of. They were powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of. The ships carried a maximum of of fuel oil. The ships' complement was 102 officers and ratings. The hull form was considered particularly successful and was adopted for the V and W class of 1917, arguably the peak of destroyer development at the time.
The Talisman-class ships were heavily armed for their time, shipping five single QF Mark IV guns. Two of the guns were side by side on the forecastle. The other guns were carried on the centreline; one between the first and second funnels, one after the searchlight platform and one on a bandstand on the quarterdeck. All the guns had half-shields. The ships were designed to accommodate three above water twin mounts for torpedoes, but only two mounts were fitted in British service.

Ships

Originally to have been renamed Napier, Narborough, Offa and Ogre respectively, they were re-allocated "T" names in February 1915.

Name	Ship builder	Laid down	Launched	Completed	Fate
	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	7 December 1914	15 July 1915	1 January 1916	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	17 December 1914	26 August 1915	18 March 1916	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	1 July 1915	20 November 1915	24 March 1916	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	1915	5 January 1916	May 1916	Sunk by the German battleship during Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916.