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| '''HMS ''Orcadia''''' was a Repeat {{sclass2|Admiralty M|destroyer}} that served in the ] during the ]. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding {{sclass2|L|destroyer|4||1913}}, capable of higher speed. ''Orcadia'' had a largely uneventful war. Joining the ] of the ] in 1917, the ship was dispatched from the flotilla to the naval base ]. The vessel was a participant in ] and ] patrols as part of the flotilla, but did not engage any enemy warships. The ] increasingly used more successful ] rather than relying on destroyers finding the enemy on patrol. After the ] that ended the war, ''Orcadia'' was allocated to the Local Defence Flotilla at Portsmouth and was sold in 1921 to be ]. | '''HMS ''Orcadia''''' was a Repeat {{sclass2|Admiralty M|destroyer}} that served in the ] during the ]. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding {{sclass2|L|destroyer|4||1913}}, capable of higher speed. ''Orcadia'' had a largely uneventful war. Joining the ] of the ] in 1917, the ship was dispatched from the flotilla to the naval base ]. The vessel was a participant in ] and ] patrols as part of the flotilla, but did not engage any enemy warships. The ] increasingly used more successful ] rather than relying on destroyers finding the enemy on patrol. After the ] that ended the war, ''Orcadia'' was allocated to the Local Defence Flotilla at Portsmouth and was sold in 1921 to be ]. | ||
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| * {{cite book | last1=Bush | first1=Steve | last2=Warlow | first2=Ben | title=Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries | location=Barnsley | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | year=2021 | isbn=978-1-526793-78-2}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last1=Colledge | first1=James Joseph | first2=Ben | last2=Warlow | title=Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy | location=London | publisher=Chatham Press | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-93514-907-1 | author-link1=J. J. Colledge}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last1=Dittmar | first1=F.J. | last2=Colledge | first2=J.J. | title=British Warships 1914–1919 | year=1972 | publisher=Ian Allan | location=Shepperton | isbn=0-7110-0380-7}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last=Friedman | first=Norman | title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War | year=2009 | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | location=Barnsley | isbn=978-1-84832-049-9 | author-link=Norman Friedman}} | |||
Revision as of 17:27, 30 November 2024
HMS Orcadia was a Repeat Admiralty M-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding L class, capable of higher speed. Orcadia had a largely uneventful war. Joining the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet in 1917, the ship was dispatched from the flotilla to the naval base Portsmouth. The vessel was a participant in anti-ship and anti-submarine patrols as part of the flotilla, but did not engage any enemy warships. The Admiralty increasingly used more successful convoys rather than relying on destroyers finding the enemy on patrol. After the Armistice that ended the war, Orcadia was allocated to the Local Defence Flotilla at Portsmouth and was sold in 1921 to be broken up.
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Bush, Steve; Warlow, Ben (2021). Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-526793-78-2.
- Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Chatham Press. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.