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'''H.M.S. ''Opal''''' was one of 103 destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Opal''''' was one of 103 destroyers of the [["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class]].
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==Service==
 
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''Opal'' joined the {{UK-DF|12}} in April, 1916,{{SMNLApr16|p. 12}} and operated with it at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}
 
''Opal'' joined the {{UK-DF|12}} in April, 1916,{{SMNLApr16|p. 12}} and operated with it at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}}
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She ran aground in heavy fog and was lost, along with {{UK-Narborough}}.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 16:44, 11 December 2013

H.M.S. Opal (1915)
Pendant Number: G.02 (1914)
G.42 (Jan 1917)
G.41 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Doxford[2]
Ordered: Nov 1914 (2nd Order)[3]
Launched: 11 Sep, 1915[4]
Wrecked: 21 Jan, 1918[5]

H.M.S. Opal was one of 103 destroyers of the "M" class.

Service

Opal joined the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla in April, 1916,[6] and operated with it at the Battle of Jutland.[7]

She ran aground in heavy fog and was lost, along with Narborough.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 66.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 66.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 66.
  6. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1916). p. 12.
  7. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  8. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.

Bibliography


"M" Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design (Three Funnels)
Matchless Murray Myngs Milne Moorsom
Morris Mons Marne Mystic Maenad
Manners Mandate Magic Moresby Marmion
Martial Mary Rose Menace Mameluke Marvel
Mischief Mindful Nonsuch Negro Nessus
Noble Nizam Nomad Nonpareil Norman
Northesk North Star Nugent Obedient Obdurate
Onslaught Onslow Opal Ophelia Opportune
Oracle Orestes Orford Orpheus Octavia
Ossory Nestor Napier Narborough Narwhal
Nicator Norseman Oberon Observer Offa
Orcadia Oriana Oriole Osiris Paladin
Parthian Partridge Pasley Plucky Portia
Pheasant Phoebe Pigeon Plover Penn
Peregrine Pelican Pellew Petard Peyton
  Prince Pylades Medina Medway  
Thornycroft Specials (Three Funnels)
Mastiff Meteor Michael Milbrook Minion
Munster Nepean Nereus Patrician Patriot
  Rapid Ready  
Yarrow Specials (Two Funnels)
Miranda Minos Manly Moon Morning Star
Mounsey Musketeer Nerissa Relentless Rival
Hawthorn Leslie Specials (Four Funnels)
  Mansfield Mentor  
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