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HMS Stormcloud was an Admiralty S-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy during the twentieth century. The S class was a development of the R class created during the First World War as a cheaper alternative to the V and W class. Launched after Armistice that ended the war, the ship was commissioned in 1920 and initially joined the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla before moving to the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla in 1925. In 1927, the ship moved to Hong Kong and served to prevent piracy in the seas between Hong Kong and Saigon and also to rescue those who had suffered from pirates attacking their ships. Following the signing of the London Naval Treaty, the destroyer was retired and, in 1934, sold to be broken up.

Design and development

Stormcloud was one of 33 Admiralty S-class destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty on 7 April 1917 as part of the Eleventh War Construction Programme. The design was a development of the R class introduced at the same time as, and as a cheaper and faster alternative to, the V and W class. Differences with the R class were minor, such as having the searchlight moved aft and being designed to mount an additional pair of torpedo tubes.

The destroyer had a overall length of 276 ft (84 m) and a length of 265 ft (81 m) between perpendiculars. Beam was 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) and mean draught 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m).

Pennant numbers

References

Citations

1. Preston 1985, p. 85.
2. Friedman 2009, p. 169.
3. March 1966, p. 221.
4. Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 41.
5. Bush & Warlow 2021, p. 70.

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, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: a complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century to the present. London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-85367-566-9.
• Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
• March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
• Parkes, Oscar; Prendergast, Maurice (1969). Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. OCLC 907574860.
• Preston, Antony (1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 1–104. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.

v t e S-class destroyers
Admiralty S	Royal Navy Simoom Scimitar Tribune Scotsman Senator Shark Scythe Scout Sikh Sparrowhawk Sepoy Tilbury Success Seabear Sirdar Seraph Splendid Trojan Swallow Tactician Steadfast Tintagel Seafire Shamrock Trinidad Somme Searcher Serapis Truant Sportive Sabre Sterling Tara Tenedos Stalwart Seawolf Thanet Trusty Spear Strenuous Tasmania Serene Swordsman Tattoo Sesame Spindrift Saladin Stonehenge Stronghold Sardonyx Turbulent Stormcloud Sturdy Shikari Thracian Saturn Sycamore  Royal Australian Navy Stalwart Success Swordsman Tasmania Tattoo  Imperial Japanese Navy Patrol Boat No. 101 (ex-Thracian)
Thornycroft S	Royal Navy Torbay Speedy Tobago Toreador Tourmaline  Royal Canadian Navy Champlain (ex-Torbay) Vancouver (ex-Toreador)
Yarrow S	Royal Navy Torch Tomahawk Tryphon Tumult Turquoise Tuscan Tyrian
X Cancelled
Preceded by: R class Followed by: Talisman class
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy