Grays Harbor Designs

[bezobrazov]

Bah...Royal Arrogance, I declare!

[heuhen]

Ok, that's much more realistic! Now we'd only see which of our designs kicks the hell out of the other!

Mine, of course. We're The Royal Navy [insert trumpet fanfare here], and we never lose.

until you meet Caledonia's Black fleet

[Zephyr]

Bah...Royal Arrogance, I declare!

Well ... ummm ... yeah.

Ok, that's much more realistic! Now we'd only see which of our designs kicks the hell out of the other!

Mine, of course. We're The Royal Navy [insert trumpet fanfare here], and we never lose.

until you meet Caledonia's Black fleet

Ah, but thats for the politicians to decide. Sailors just admire each others ships and leave the declarations of war to the political hacks.

[Zephyr]

Another DD class, this time from 1916-20. The Yelm Class was built in four groups, each differing in armament and machinery. Depicted is Group 1, built in 1916-17. Groups 2 & 3 were built in 1917 and group 4 was post-war, built from 1918-20. A total of 100 were planned with 86 laid down and 73 being completed and commissioned.
Group 1 - 29
Group 2 - 20
Group 3 - 13
Group 4 - 11 (13 cancelled after being laid down, 14 cancelled before being laid down)

GROUP 1

Displacement: 932 t standard; 1,015 t normal; 1,081 t full load
Length: 301'
Beam: 27'
Draught: 10'
Propulsion: 3 Boilers; 2 Steam Turbines; 2 shafts
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 3200 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 106
Armament:
4 x 4"/40 QF (4 x 1)
3 x 12 Pdr QF (3 x 1)
4 x .303 MG (4 x 1)
4 x 21" Torpedo (2 x 2)

(Groups 2 & 3 will come later)

[LEUT_East]

Beautiful little ship.

[Zephyr]

Thanks!

[Charybdis]

Very nicely done

[Zephyr]

Yelm Class 1917 Group 2
The Group 2 machinery was upgraded with geared turbines and more efficient boilers allowing the top speed to be raised to 34 knots. Armament was changed with the removal of the aft 3"/40 (12 Pdr) and the stand being enlarged to accomodate a pair of 3"/45 HA guns. The twin torpedo tubes were replaced with triples. While officially known as Yelm Class group 2, it is frequently referred to by many naval scholars as the Port Ludlow Class.


Displacement: 1,027 t standard; 1,112 t normal; 1,179 t full load
Length: 301'
Beam: 27'
Draught: 10'
Propulsion: 3 Boilers; 2 Geared Steam Turbines; 2 shafts
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 3200 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 118
Armament:
4 x 4"/40 QF (4 x 1)
2 x 3”/40 QF (2 x 1)
3 x 3”/45 HA (2 x 1)
4 x .303 MG (4 x 1)
6 x 21" Torpedo (2 x 3)

Ships in Class
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Port Ludlow
19 more

[Zephyr]

Yelm Class 1917 Group 3
Group 3 was virtually identical to, and built concurrently with, group 2, the only difference being that the Group 3 (or Remsley Class) had #4 main gun removed and sponsoned platforms aft to accomodate a pair of DC racks and DC storage.


Displacement: 1,027 t standard; 1,112 t normal; 1,179 t full load
Length: 301'
Beam: 27'
Draught: 10'
Propulsion: 3 Boilers; 2 Geared Steam Turbines; 2 shafts
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 3200 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 118
Armament:
3 x 4"/40 QF (4 x 1)
2 x 3”/40 QF (2 x 1)
3 x 3”/45 HA (2 x 1)
4 x .303 MG
2 x DC racks (30 DC)
6 x 21" Torpedo (2 x 3)

Ships in Class
---------------
Remsley
12 more

[Zephyr]

Yelm Class Group 4
The last 11 ships built in the Yelm Class, also called the Union Class, differed in that they had a transom stern to accomodate the larger DC racks installed. Otherwise, they were identical to Group 2.


Displacement: 1,054 t standard; 1,133 t normal; 1,196 t full load
Length: 302.5'
Beam: 27'
Draught: 10'
Propulsion: 3 Boilers; 2 Geared Steam Turbines; 2 shafts
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 3200 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 126
Armament:
4 x 4"/40 QF (4 x 1)
2 x 3”/40 QF (2 x 1)
3 x 3”/45 HA (2 x 1)
4 x 2 Pdr (4 x 1)
2 x DC racks (36 DC)
6 x 21" Torpedo (2 x 3)

Ships in Class
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Union
10 more