HMS Tourmaline (1919)

HMS Tourmaline was a Thornycroft S-class destroyer, which served with the Royal Navy during the Greco-Turkish War and the Russian Civil War. Tourmaline was one of three destroyers ordered from Thornycroft in June 1917 with more powerful geared turbines than the majority of the class as well as design changes that improved seakeeping. Launched on 19 April 1919, the vessel operated as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla serving with the Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleets. After serving in the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara, during which sister ships Speedy and Tobago were lost, Tourmaline led the Gibraltar Local Defence Flotilla. The London Naval Treaty, signed 1930, required the retirement of some destroyers to meet the Royal Navy's tonnage requirement and Tourmaline was chosen for retirement. The destroyer was decommissioned on 28 November 1931 after 12 years of service and broken up.

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

Sister ship HMS Tobago
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tourmaline
NamesakeTourmaline
OrderedJune 1917
BuilderThornycroft, Woolston
Laid downJanuary 1918
Launched19 April 1919
Completed18 December 1919
Out of service28 November 1931
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class and typeS-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,087 long tons (1,104 t) standard
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) deep load
Length266 ft 9 in (81.3 m) between perpendiculars
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.3 m)
Draught10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 geared Brown Curtis steam turbines, 29,000 shp
Speed36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement90
Armament
  • 3 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mark IV guns
  • 1 × single 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun
  • 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3)
  • 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1×2)
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