HMS Redgauntlet (1916)

Two R-class destroyers, sistership HMS Rob Roy nearest
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Redgauntlet
Namesake	Redgauntlet
Builder	Denny, Dumbarton
Yard number	1057
Laid down	28 September 1915
Launched	23 November 1916
Completed	7 February 1917
Decommissioned	July 1927
Fate	Broken up by J.J. King of Garston
General characteristics
Class and type	R-class destroyer
Displacement	975 long tons (991 t) normal 1,222.5 long tons (1,242 t) deep load
Length	265 ft (80.8 m) p.p.
Beam	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Draught	8 ft 10+1⁄4 in (2.699 m)
Propulsion	3 Yarrow boilers 2 geared Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
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
Armament	3 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk. II anti-aircraft gun 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×2) 2 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes (1×2)

HMS Redgauntlet was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Launched on 2 July 1916, the ship operated as part of the Harwich Force during World War I and then, after the War, with the Home Fleet. While taking part in an anti-submarine patrol on 21 May 1917, the ship struck a mine but, although severely damaged, was able to return to England for repairs. Subsequently, the destroyer joined the anti-submarine school at Portsmouth before being sold to be broken up on 16 December 1926 after less than ten years service.