HMS Arno (1915)

Summary

HMS Arno was a unique destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service and was lost during First World War. She was under construction in Genoa, Italy for the friendly Portuguese Navy as Liz in 1914 when she was bought by the Royal Navy for service in the Mediterranean.

HMS Arno in 1915
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Arno
BuilderAnsaldo, Genoa
Laid down1914
Launched22 December 1914
Completed1915
IdentificationPennant number : 6A
FateSunk in collision, 23 March 1918
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement520 long tons (528 t)
Length321 ft (98 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft7 ft (2.1 m)
Installed power8,000 shp (6,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Capacity130 long tons (132 t) fuel oil
Armament

She had two funnels and masts and four QF 12-pounder guns, shipped sided on the forecastle, behind the second funnel and on the quarterdeck. Although much smaller and slower than her British contemporaries, she was soundly built and had a high freeboard and tall bridge, making her a useful vessel. She was lost off the Dardanelles after a collision with the Acorn-/H-class destroyer Hope on 23 March 1918.

Bibliography edit

  • Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
  • Jantzen, Ulrigh; Matis, Richardo Graca (1998). "Origins of Portuguese Destroyer Liz". Warship International. XXXV (1): 105–106.

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