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HMS Sybille was the a Yarrow Later M-class destroyer, or Yarrow R-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The Later M class was an improvement on those of the preceding Yarrow M class, with a narrower beam. Launched in 1917, Sybille joined the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla of the Harwich Force. The flotilla was asked with escorting convoys across the North Sea. The destroyer also escorted the monitors Erebus and Terror in their bombardment of Ostend in 1917 and took part in a sortie in 1917 led by the the destroyer leader Montrose. After the Armistice that ended the war, the destroyer was initially placed in reserve and participated in a naval review in 1924, before being sold to be broken up in 1926.

Sybille had a length of 273 ft 6 in (83.4 m) overall, with a beam of 25 ft 7.5 in (7.8 m) and draught of 9 ft (2.7 m). Displacement was 930 long tons (940 t) normal. Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding Parsons direct-drive steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW). The turbines drove two shafts and exhausted through two funnels. Design speed was 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). In trials, the destroyer achieved 39,117 kn (72,445 km/h; 45,015 mph) at a displacement of 780 long tons (790 t).}

References

Citations

1. Preston 1985, p. 76.
2. March 1966, p. 153.

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v t e M-class destroyers
Royal Navy	Admiralty M class Murray Myngs Matchless Milne Morris Moorsom Negro Mandate Mons Michael Marmion Marne Mystic Martial Milbrook Prince Pylades Maenad Mameluke Mindful Nessus Magic Minion Opal Manners Marvel Mary Rose Ossory Mischief Menace Moresby Opportune Munster Noble Napier Onslaught Nonsuch Nestor Oracle Narwhal Nepean Nicator Nomad Onslow Nereus Narborough Pigeon Plover Partridge Medina Pelican Norman Orestes Petard Paladin Nizam Penn Pasley Medway Orford Plucky Observer Peyton Pellew Nonpareil Peregrine Offa Orpheus Octavia Parthian Northesk Oriole Portia Norseman Osiris Oberon Orcadia Oriana Ophelia Pheasant Obedient North Star Phoebe Obdurate Nugent Hawthorn M class Mentor Mansfield Thornycroft M class Meteor Mastiff Patriot Patrician Rapid Ready Yarrow M class Miranda Minos Manly Moon Morning Star Mounsey Musketeer Nerissa Relentless Rival Yarrow Later M class Sabrina Strongbow Surprise Sybille Truculent Tyrant Ulleswater
Royal Canadian Navy	Thornycroft M class Patriot Patrician
Preceded by: Laforey class Followed by: R class
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

v t e R-class destroyers
Royal Navy	Admiralty R class Romola Sarpedon Radstock Raider Sable Rowena Rocket Restless Setter Rob Roy Sorceress Starfish Rigorous Salmon / Sable Redoubt Simoom Stork Sylph Redgauntlet Recruit Satyr Thruster Skate Sturgeon Tempest Skilful Torrid Sharpshooter Thisbe Springbok Tarpon Sceptre Tetrarch Telemachus Tenacious Tormentor Tancred Tornado Torrent Modified Admiralty R class Trenchant Tristram Undine Ulysses Tower Tirade Urchin Umpire Ursa Ursula Ulster Thornycroft R class Rosalind Radiant Retriever Taurus Teazer Yarrow R class or Yarrow Later M class Sabrina Strongbow Surprise Sybille Truculent Tyrant Ulleswater
Royal Thai Navy	Thornycroft R class Phra Ruang (ex-Radiant)
Preceded by: Admiralty M class Followed by: Admiralty S class
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

• 1917 ships
• Ships built on the River Clyde
• World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
• Yarrow Later M-class destroyers