HMS Michael (1915)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameMichael
OrderedSeptember 1914
Builder Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton
Laid downOctober 1914
Launched19 May 1915
CompletedAugust 1915
Out of service22 September 1921
FateSold to be broken up
General characteristics
Class and type Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement985 long tons (1,001 t) (normal)
Length
  • 273 ft 4 in (83.3 m) (o/a)
  • 265 feet (80.8 m) (p.p.)
Beam26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Draught8 ft 11 in (2.7 m)
Installed power3 Yarrow boilers, 25,000  shp (19,000  kW)
Propulsion Parsons steam turbines, 3 shafts
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range2,530  nmi (4,690 km; 2,910 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement80
Armament

HMS Michael was an Admiralty M-class destroyer which served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class was an improvement on those of the preceding L class, capable of higher speed. The destroyer was launched in 1915 and joined the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. In 1916, Michael responded with the Grand Fleet to the bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft and fought in the Battle of Jutland. During the following year, the warship was transferred to Buncrana to operate under the Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland, and, for the remainder of the war, the destroyer escorted convoys that were arriving and departing ports on the Clyde and Mersey to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After the 1918 Armistice that ended the war, Michael was placed in reserve before being sold to be broken up in 1921.

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Design and development

Michael was one of the sixteen Admiralty M-class destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty in September 1914 as part of the First War Programme. [1] The M class was an improved version of the earlier L class, required to reach a higher speed in order to counter rumoured new German fast destroyers. The remit was to have a maximum speed of 36 knots (67  km/h ; 41  mph ) and, although ultimately the destroyers fell short of that ambition in service, the extra performance that was achieved was valued by the navy. It transpired that the rumoured German warships did not exist. [2]

The destroyer had a length of 265 ft (80.8 m) between perpendiculars and 273 ft 4 in (83.3 m) overall, with a beam of 26 ft 8 in (8.1 m) and draught of 8 ft 11 in (2.7 m). [3] Normal displacement was 985 long tons (1,001  t ). [4] Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding Parsons steam turbines rated at 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000  kW ), driving three shafts and exhausting through three funnels. [5] Design speed was 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph), but Michael managed 33.54 knots (62.12 km/h; 38.60 mph) on 24,500 shp (18,300 kW) during trials. [6] A total of 228 long tons (232 t) of oil was carried, which gave a design range of 2,530 nautical miles (4,690 km; 2,910 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). [3] The ship had a complement of 80 officers and ratings. [7]

Michael had a main armament consisting of three single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV guns on the centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the middle and aft funnels. Torpedo armament consisted of two twin torpedo tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes located aft of the funnels. [8] [4] Two single 1-pounder 37 mm (1.5 in) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns were carried. [7] The anti-aircraft guns were later replaced by single 2-pdr 40 mm (1.6 in) "pom-pom" guns. [3] The destroyer was fitted with racks and storage for depth charges. [9] Initially, only two depth charges were carried but the number increased in service and by 1918, the vessel was carrying between 30 and 50 depth charges. [10]

Construction and career

Michael was laid down by John I. Thornycroft & Company at their yard in Woolston, Southampton in October 1914, was launched on 19 May the following year and was completed three months later in August 1915. [11] Unlike others built by the shipyard, the destroyer was built to an Admiralty specification. [7] The vessel was the third to serve with the Royal Navy with the name. [12]

Michael was deployed as part of the Grand Fleet, joining the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla. [13] On 26 and 27 February 1916, the flotilla took part in a large naval exercise east of Shetland, involving four flotillas of destroyers, as well as all the operational battlecruisers, battleships and cruisers of the Grand Fleet. The exercise was deemed a success. [14] On 27 March, during a set of Grand Fleet manoeuvres, the warship was seriously damaged due to poor weather. [15] On 24 April, the destroyer was based at Cromarty on the east coast of Scotland. [16] The flotilla formed part of the support for the Grand Fleet in their response to the German bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft which took place on that day. However, the slower speed of the destroyers in the choppy seas meant that they were left behind and they did not encounter the German fleet. [17]

During the following month, the destroyer sailed back to Cromarty along with eight other destroyers from the flotilla and the flotilla leader Kempenfelt to meet with the Second Battle Squadron. The ships sortied to rendezvous with the remainder of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla under the light cruiser Castor on 31 May. [18] They then sailed along with the rest of the Grand Fleet to confront the German High Seas Fleet in the Battle of Jutland. As the two fleets converged, the flotilla briefly was called away hunt for imaginary submarines. [19] Before they met, the flotilla was formed close to the dreadnought battleship King George V, which was leading at the head of the Second Battle Squadron. [20] [21] At 21:00, the destroyers encountered heavy German units and very nearly attacked, but broke off due to fears they were British battlecruisers. According to John Campbell, ""the powerful 11th Flotilla missed a fine opportunity...of inflicting serious damage". [22] As the German fleet withdrew during the night, the destroyers, led by Castor, is believed to have come under fire from SMS König at 23:45. [23] They attacked the German light cruisers of the Fourth Scouting Group, although Michael again was not able to achieve any hits. [24] The engagement led them away from the battle, opening the way for the German fleet to escape. [25] In the action, Michael took no hits. After the battle ended, the vessel returned to Scapa Flow with the remainder of the flotilla, arriving on 2 June. [26]

The destroyer remained part of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla on 19 August, based at Scapa Flow. [27] During the following year, Michael was transferred to the Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station based at Buncrana. [28] The destroyer was part of the escort service provided to convoys travelling across the Atlantic Ocean. The destroyers at Buncrana assisted convoys travelling across the Atlantic Ocean to and from the American industrial complex at Hampton Roads and via Sydney, Nova Scotia, arriving and departing ports on the Clyde and Mersey. [29] The division also provided three escorts every eight days to protect fast convoys travelling to and from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [30] The convoy escort role continued into 1918. [31] [32]

After the Armistice that ended the war on 11 November 1918, the Royal Navy returned to a peacetime level of strength and both the number of ships and personnel needed to be reduced to save money. [33] Along nearly two dozen other members of the class, the destroyer was transferred to reserve at Devonport. [34] However, the harsh conditions of wartime operations, particularly the combination of high speed and the poor weather that is typical of the North Sea, exacerbated by the fact that the hull was not galvanised, meant that the ship was already worn out. [35] Michael was declared superfluous to operational requirements and retired. On 22 September 1921, the destroyer was sold to Cohen and broken up in Germany. [12]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number Date
HC5August 1915 [36]
G07January 1917 [37]
HA1January 1918 [38]
H41January 1919 [39]

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