Yard no 483. 256FT LONG X 26FT-8.75" !!! X 16FT-3" DRAFT 9FT-3" Parsons Turbines, 27,000 shp
others: 487 Orestes; 488 Orford; 489 Orpheus; 490 Octavia; 506 Norseman; 507 Oberon; 508 Redoubt; 509 Recruit;
510 Ulysess; 512 Umpire; 524 Vega; 516 Velox; 518 Walpole; 520 Whitley; 522 Success; 524 Shamrock; 526 Shikari


LAUNCHED 11.09.1915



Sea trials, 35 knots

OPAL was an Admiralty M Class. 1025 Tons Displacement (Average.)
3 x 4 Inch.
1 x 2 Pdr. Pom Pom.
1 x Mg.
4 x 21" Torpedo Tubes in twin Mounts.

Wrecked 21st January 1918 off the Orkneys. Wreck sold 18th August 1932.

Thanks for the information. I seldom record detail of naval vessels, but realise I should. Wonder how much you'd get for it at todays scrap values.

OPAL was one of 22 Admiralty Designed Emergency War Programme "M" Class.

The Doxford built ones all had Parsons Turbines which gave them a speed of 33 to 34 knots.

Names and Launch dates of the Third Order vessels built by Doxfords were:-
OPAL. 11-9-15.
OPHELIA. 13-10-15.
OPPORTUNE. 20-11-15.
ORACLE. 23-12-15.
ORESTES. 21-3-16.
ORFORD. 19-4-16.
ORPHEUS. 17-6-16.
OCTAVIA. 21-6-16.