Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Myrmidon-class destroyer

Index Myrmidon-class destroyer

The Myrmidon class destroyer was a class of two destroyers that served with the Royal Navy. [1]

13 relations: A- and B-class destroyer, Admiralty, British 18 inch torpedo, Destroyer, English Channel, Jarrow, Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun, Royal Navy, Steam engine, Torpedo tube, Water-tube boiler, World War I.

A- and B-class destroyer

The A- and B-class destroyers were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the late 1920s, with two additional ships built for the Royal Canadian Navy.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and A- and B-class destroyer · See more »

Admiralty

The Admiralty, originally known as the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs, was the government department responsible for the command of the Royal Navy firstly in the Kingdom of England, secondly in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1964, the United Kingdom and former British Empire.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Admiralty · See more »

British 18 inch torpedo

There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and British 18 inch torpedo · See more »

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Destroyer · See more »

English Channel

The English Channel (la Manche, "The Sleeve"; Ärmelkanal, "Sleeve Channel"; Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; Mor Bretannek, "Sea of Brittany"), also called simply the Channel, is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and English Channel · See more »

Jarrow

Jarrow is a town in north-east England, located on the River Tyne.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Jarrow · See more »

Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company

Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, often referred to simply as "Palmers", was a British shipbuilding company.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company · See more »

QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun

The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. (12-cwt.), the War Office, 1925) was a common, versatile calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun · See more »

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Royal Navy · See more »

Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Steam engine · See more »

Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Torpedo tube · See more »

Water-tube boiler

A high pressure watertube boiler (also spelled water-tube and water tube) is a type of boiler in which water circulates in tubes heated externally by the fire.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and Water-tube boiler · See more »

World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

New!!: Myrmidon-class destroyer and World War I · See more »

Redirects here:

Myrmidon class destroyer.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmidon-class_destroyer

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »