HMS Telemachus (1917)

HMS Telemachus was a R-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that took part in the First World War. She was built in 1916–1917 by the Scottish shipbuilder John Brown at their Clydebank shipyard. Telemachus was modified to serve as a minelayer, laying minefields in the German Bight and English Channel to restrict the operation of German submarines. The ship survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1927.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Telemachus.

Badge of the Telemachus
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Telemachus
NamesakeTelemachus
BuilderJohn Brown & Co., Clydebank
Laid down12 April 1916
Launched21 April 1917
CompletedJune 1917
FateSold July 1927
General characteristics
Class and typeR-class destroyer
Displacement1,220 long tons (1,240 t) deep load
Length276 ft 1 in (84.15 m) oa
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Draught1 ft 5+1⁄2 in (0.44 m)
Installed power27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3× Yarrow boilers
  • Brown-Curtis steam turbines
  • 3 shafts
Speed36 kn (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Complement82
Armament
  • 3 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
  • 1 × 2-pounder (40 mm) guns
  • 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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