HMS Ulysses was a Royal Navy modified R-class destroyer constructed and then operational in the First World War.
 Sister ship HMS Undine
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Ulysses |
| Namesake | Ulysses |
| Ordered | March 1916 |
| Builder | William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
| Launched | 24 March 1917 |
| Fate | Sank following collision 29 October 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modified Admiralty R-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,085 long tons (1,102 t) |
| Length | 276 ft (84.1 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
| Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 82 |
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The destroyer was built by William Doxford & Sons in Sunderland and launched 24 March 1917.[1] The vessel was sunk following a collision on 29 October 1918 with the SS Ellerie in the Firth of Clyde.[2][3][a] However she sank without loss of life, with the ship's crew being rescued by the drifter Ivy III.[5][4] Due to wartime security restrictions her sinking position is unknown.[5] It is stated that the collision occurred in fog.[6]
References edit
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ Dunn & Dunn 2014, p. 85.
- ^ "HMS Ulysses". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 71.
- ^ a b Hepper 2006, p. 143.
- ^ a b Alexander 2009, p. 47.
- ^ "Destroyers: HMS Ulysses". Harwich and Dovercourt. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Bibliography edit
- Alexander, Alistair (2009). Action Stations!: U-Boat Warfare in the Clyde in Two World Wars. Glasgow, UK: Neil Wilson Publishing. ISBN 978-1906476076.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
- Dunn, Clive; Dunn, Gillian (2014). Sutherland in the Great War. Havertown, UK: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-47384-658-6.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Hepper, David (2006). British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era 1860–1919. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 9781861762733.
- Kemp, Paul (1999). The Admiralty Regrets: British Warship Losses of the 20th Century. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-1567-6.