History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name: | HMS Nomad |
Builder: | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse |
Launched: | 7 February 1916 |
Fate: | Sunk on 31 May 1916 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Admiralty M-class destroyer |
Displacement: | 971 long tons (987 t) |
Length: | 273 ft 4 in (83.31 m) o/a |
Beam: | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
Draught: | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
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Propulsion: | 3 Shafts; 3 steam turbines |
Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range: | 2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement: | 76 |
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HMS Nomad was an Admiralty M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. She was sunk during the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
The Admiralty M class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Laforey-class destroyer. They displaced 971 long tons (987 t). The ships had an overall length of 273 feet 4 inches (83.3 m), a beam of 26 feet 8 inches (8.1 m) and a draught of 9 feet 8 inches (2.9 m). They were powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 237 long tons (241 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ships' complement was 76 officers and ratings.
The ships were armed with three single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns and two QF 1.5-pounder (37 mm) anti-aircraft guns. These latter guns were later replaced by a pair of QF 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns. The ships were also fitted with two above water twin mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes.