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In September 1914, it was decided that {{UK-Broke}} should join the {{UK-DF|2}} as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|Mark II W/T set]], longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}} | In September 1914, it was decided that {{UK-Broke}} should join the {{UK-DF|2}} as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a [[Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus Mark II|Mark II W/T set]], longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.{{GFConferences1914|p. 104}} | ||
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was the 2nd in command of the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment given. | Dates of appointment given. | ||
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* {{CommRN}} [[Walter L. Allen]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]]{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}} | |||
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==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
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| H.M.S. Broke (1914) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H.98 (1914) H.23 (Jan 1918) D.10 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | J. S. White[2] |
| Launched: | 25 May, 1914[3] |
| To Chile: | May, 1920[4] |
H.M.S. Broke was one of four Faulknor class flotilla leaders.
Service
In September 1914, it was decided that Broke should join the Second Destroyer Flotilla as the half-flotilla leader and be fitted with a Mark II W/T set, longer mast, No. 2 set of flags and two additional signal ratings.[5]
At the Battle of Jutland, she was the 2nd in command of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Commander Walter L. Allen, in command at the Battle of Jutland[7]
Torpedoes
21-in torpedoes
The ship was equipped with Service single revolving tubes and used side-lug torpedoes. At outbreak of war, one Weymouth Mark III* (then being tested) and six Weymouth Mark II (then being intended for Japanese purchase) were given to Broke. The Mark II torpedoes had settings for 38 knots to 3,500 metres and 25 knots to 10,000 metres.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 78.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ Grand Fleet Conferences, 1914. p. 104.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. pp. 10-12, 15.
Bibliography
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
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