HMS Thisbe (1917)

HMS Thisbe at sea in 1917
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Thisbe
Builder	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn
Yard number	492
Laid down	June 1916
Launched	8 March 1917
Commissioned	6 June 1917
Fate	Sold to be broken up 31 August 1936
General characteristics
Class and type	R-class destroyer
Displacement	975 long tons (991 t) normal 1,035 long tons (1,052 t) full load
Length	265 ft (80.8 m) p.p.
Beam	26 feet 9 inches (8.15 m)
Draught	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Propulsion	3 Yarrow boilers 2 geared Parsons 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 × single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns 1 × single 2-pdr 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Thisbe was an R-class destroyer which served in the Royal Navy during World War I. The R class were an improvement on the previous M class with geared steam turbines to improve efficiency. Built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched on 8 March 1917, the destroyer served as part of the Harwich Force. In 1918, the destroyer towed a flying boat on a lighter to take part in operations off the coast of Heligoland, although the aircraft failed to take off. After the war, the destroyer was placed in reserve, and participated in trials with the Compass Department in 1925. The ship was sold to be broken up on 31 August 1936.