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Matchless 'M' Class Destroyers

Due to the Wartime Emergency Programmes, there were five variants of this class. The 'M' class formed the main strength of the Grand Fleet's destroyer flotilla for most of the war.

Name

Builder

Launched

Commissioned

OPAL

Doxford (Sunderland)

1915

1916

NARBOROUGH

John Brown (Clydebank)

1915

1916

Specifications

Dimensions

Length(O/A)

270'-274'

Length(W/L)

n/a

Beam

25.5'-27.75'

Draft

8.5'-10.5'

 Displacement

Full Load

n/a

Standard

994-1,070 tons

 Propulsion

Boilers

3

Turbines

2 low pressure turbines driving wing shafts 
Cruising turbine geared to each wing shaft
Steam turbines

Horsepower

25,000-27,500 ihp (design)

Shafts

3

Max Speed

34 knts (design)

Endurance

n/a

Oil Bunkerage

210 tons

 Armament

Main Gun

3 x 4"(32pdr) QF (3 x 1)

Light AAW

2 x 2pdrAA

Torpedoes

4 x 21" (2x2) tubes
Torpedo range-10,000 yards @ 30 knots
2,000 yards @ 50 knots

 Complement

Usual

80-98
120 (maximum wartime)

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