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|Ship name=HMS ''Meteor'' |
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|Ship ordered=7 July 1939 |
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|Ship completed=12 August 1942 |
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|Ship fate=Sold to the [[Turkish Navy]] on 29 June 1959, renamed ''Piyale |
|Ship fate=Sold to the [[Turkish Navy]] on 29 June 1959, renamed ''Piyale Paşa'' |
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HMS ''Meteor'' was ordered on 7 July 1939, as one of eight destroyers of the M class, a near repeat of the previous [[L and M-class destroyer|L-class]]. The ship was laid down at the [[Alexander Stephen and Sons|Alexander Stephen]] shipyard of [[Linthouse]], [[Glasgow]] on 14 September 1940, launched on 3 November 1941 and commissioned on 12 August 1942.<ref name="English p112">English 2001, p. 112.</ref><ref name="Whitley p121-2">Whitley 2000, p. 121–122.</ref> |
HMS ''Meteor'' was ordered on 7 July 1939, as one of eight destroyers of the M class, a near repeat of the previous [[L and M-class destroyer|L-class]]. The ship was laid down at the [[Alexander Stephen and Sons|Alexander Stephen]] shipyard of [[Linthouse]], [[Glasgow]] on 14 September 1940, launched on 3 November 1941 and commissioned on 12 August 1942.<ref name="English p112">English 2001, p. 112.</ref><ref name="Whitley p121-2">Whitley 2000, p. 121–122.</ref> |
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''Meteor'' completed with the originally specified main gun armament of six [[QF 4.7 |
''Meteor'' completed with the originally specified main gun armament of six [[QF 4.7-inch Mk XI naval gun|4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XI guns]] in fully enclosed Mark XX mounts, but was only fitted with a single set of quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes, with the planned aft set being sacrificed to accommodate a single [[QF 4-inch Mk V naval gun|4-inch (102 mm) Mark V]] anti-aircraft gun. Close in weaponry consisted of a single quadruple [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom"]] and 6 single 20 mm cannon.<ref name="English p113">English, p. 113</ref> ''Meteor'' was fitted with [[Type 291 radar|Type 291]] air/surface search radar and [[List of World War II British naval radar#Type285|Type 285]] anti-aircraft ranging radar.<ref name="English p113"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/RADAR%20IN%20THE%20RN%20AT%20THE%20END%20OF%20WW2.pdf|title=Radar in the RN at the End of WW2|publisher=Royal Navy Museum of Radar and Communications|accessdate=10 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091525/http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/RADAR%20IN%20THE%20RN%20AT%20THE%20END%20OF%20WW2.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Second World War Service== |
==Second World War Service== |
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On entering service, ''Meteor'' joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla of the [[Home Fleet]] and in September 1942 was deployed as part of the escort for the [[Arctic Convoy]] [[Convoy |
On entering service, ''Meteor'' joined the [[3rd Destroyer Flotilla]] of the [[Home Fleet]] and in September 1942 was deployed as part of the escort for the [[Arctic Convoy]] [[Convoy PQ 18|PQ 18]] to the [[Soviet Union]] and the return [[Convoy QP 14]].<ref name="English p121">English 2001, p. 121.</ref><ref name="navhist">{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Geoffry B.|title=HMS METEOR (G 73) – M-class Destroyer|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-43M-Meteor.htm|work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2|publisher=naval.history.net|date=5 August 2011|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> Following the return from the Arctic, in November 1942, ''Meteor'' acted as part of the destroyer screen for the Home Fleet during [[Operation Torch]], the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa.<ref name="navhist"/> |
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On 18 March 1945 ''Meteor'' participated in the [[Battle of the Ligurian Sea]], where she sank the German fleet torpedo boat |
On 18 March 1945 ''Meteor'' participated in the [[Battle of the Ligurian Sea]], where she sank the German fleet torpedo boat {{Ship|German torpedo boat|TA24||2}} (ex-Italian [[Ariete-class torpedo boat]] ''Arturo''). |
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==Postwar service== |
==Postwar service== |
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Following the Second World War ''Meteor'', along with three other ships of the same class, was transferred to the [[Turkey|Turkish]] Navy as part of an agreement signed at Ankara on 16 August 1957. They underwent a refit which involved the removal of the after set of torpedo tubes and some secondary armament. They received a new deckhouse and [[Squid (weapon)|Squid anti-submarine]] weapons system. On 29 June 1959 they were handed over at Portsmouth. ''Meteor'' was renamed ''Piyale |
Following the Second World War ''Meteor'', along with three other ships of the same class, was transferred to the [[Turkey|Turkish]] Navy as part of an agreement signed at Ankara on 16 August 1957. They underwent a refit which involved the removal of the after set of torpedo tubes and some secondary armament. They received a new deckhouse and [[Squid (weapon)|Squid anti-submarine]] weapons system. On 29 June 1959 they were handed over at Portsmouth. ''Meteor'' was renamed ''Piyale Paşa''.<ref>Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p. 248</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book|last=Blair|first=Clay|title=Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1942–1945|year=2000|publisher=Modern Library|location=New York|isbn=0-679-64033-9}} |
* {{cite book|last=Blair|first=Clay|title=Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1942–1945|year=2000|publisher=Modern Library|location=New York|isbn=0-679-64033-9|author-link=Clay Blair}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Critchley|first=Mike|title=British Warships Since 1945: Part 3 Destroyers|year=1982|publisher=Maritime Books|location=Liskeard, UK|isbn=0-9506323-9-2}} |
* {{cite book|last=Critchley|first=Mike|title=British Warships Since 1945: Part 3 Destroyers|year=1982|publisher=Maritime Books|location=Liskeard, UK|isbn=0-9506323-9-2}} |
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* {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Afridi to Nizam: British Fleet Destroyers 1937–43|year=2001|location=Gravesend, UK|publisher=World Ship Society|id= {{Listed Invalid ISBN|0-905617-95-0}}}} |
* {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Afridi to Nizam: British Fleet Destroyers 1937–43|year=2001 |location=Gravesend, UK |publisher=World Ship Society|id= {{Listed Invalid ISBN|0-905617-95-0}}}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6}} |
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After |publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6|author-link=Norman Friedman}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7|author-link=Henry Trevor Lenton}} |
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* {{cite book|editor1-last=Chumbley|editor1-first=Stephen|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 |year=1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=1-55750-132-7|author1-last=Lyon|author1-first=Hugh|author2-first=Stephen|author2-last=Chumbley|chapter=Turkey|name-list-style=amp}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2 |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Cassell & Co|year=2000|isbn=1-85409-521-8|location=London}} |
* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2: An International Encyclopedia|publisher=Cassell & Co|year=2000 |isbn=1-85409-521-8|location=London|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:25, 13 February 2022
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Meteor |
Ordered | 7 July 1939 |
Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Scotland |
Laid down | 14 September 1940 |
Launched | 3 November 1941 |
Completed | 12 August 1942 |
Fate | Sold to the Turkish Navy on 29 June 1959, renamed Piyale Paşa |
Notes | Pennant number G73 |
History | |
Turkey | |
Name | Piyale Paşa |
Acquired | 29 June 1959 |
Fate | Discarded 1979? |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | M-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 37 ft (11.3 m) |
Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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HMS Meteor was a M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II.
Construction
[edit]HMS Meteor was ordered on 7 July 1939, as one of eight destroyers of the M class, a near repeat of the previous L-class. The ship was laid down at the Alexander Stephen shipyard of Linthouse, Glasgow on 14 September 1940, launched on 3 November 1941 and commissioned on 12 August 1942.[1][2]
Meteor completed with the originally specified main gun armament of six 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XI guns in fully enclosed Mark XX mounts, but was only fitted with a single set of quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes, with the planned aft set being sacrificed to accommodate a single 4-inch (102 mm) Mark V anti-aircraft gun. Close in weaponry consisted of a single quadruple 2-pounder (40 mm) "pom-pom" and 6 single 20 mm cannon.[3] Meteor was fitted with Type 291 air/surface search radar and Type 285 anti-aircraft ranging radar.[3][4]
Second World War Service
[edit]On entering service, Meteor joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet and in September 1942 was deployed as part of the escort for the Arctic Convoy PQ 18 to the Soviet Union and the return Convoy QP 14.[5][6] Following the return from the Arctic, in November 1942, Meteor acted as part of the destroyer screen for the Home Fleet during Operation Torch, the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa.[6]
On 18 March 1945 Meteor participated in the Battle of the Ligurian Sea, where she sank the German fleet torpedo boat TA24 (ex-Italian Ariete-class torpedo boat Arturo).
Postwar service
[edit]Following the Second World War Meteor, along with three other ships of the same class, was transferred to the Turkish Navy as part of an agreement signed at Ankara on 16 August 1957. They underwent a refit which involved the removal of the after set of torpedo tubes and some secondary armament. They received a new deckhouse and Squid anti-submarine weapons system. On 29 June 1959 they were handed over at Portsmouth. Meteor was renamed Piyale Paşa.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ English 2001, p. 112.
- ^ Whitley 2000, p. 121–122.
- ^ a b English, p. 113
- ^ "Radar in the RN at the End of WW2" (PDF). Royal Navy Museum of Radar and Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ English 2001, p. 121.
- ^ Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p. 248
References
[edit]- Blair, Clay (2000). Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1942–1945. New York: Modern Library. ISBN 0-679-64033-9.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3 Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.
- English, John (2001). Afridi to Nizam: British Fleet Destroyers 1937–43. Gravesend, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-95-0.
- Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
- Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- Lyon, Hugh & Chumbley, Stephen (1995). "Turkey". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Whitley, M. J. (2000). Destroyers of World War 2: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.