HMS ''Turbulent'' was one of four s ordered for the Ottoman Navy and taken over by the

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during the

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Description

The ''Talisman''s were designed by Armstrong Whitworth for the Ottoman Navy, but were sub-contracted to

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for building. They displaced . The ships had an

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of , a beam of and a draught of . They were powered by three

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direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one

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, using steam provided by three

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s. The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . The ships carried a maximum of of fuel oil. The ships' complement was 102 officers and ratings.Gardiner & Gray, p. 78 The ''Talisman''-class ships were heavily armed for their time, shipping five single QF Mark IV guns. Two of the guns were side-by-side on the

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. The other guns were carried on the centreline; one between the first and second funnels, one after the searchlight platform and one on a bandstand on the quarterdeck. All the guns had half-

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. The ships were designed to accommodate three above water twin mounts for torpedoes, but only two mounts were fitted in British service.

Construction and career

The vessel was originally to have been named ''Ogre'', but was renamed whilst under construction, on 15 February 1915. She was launched on 5 January 1916 and completed in May 1916. She served with the

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of the

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from her completion. She was sunk on 1 June 1916 at the Battle of Jutland by the German battleship SMS ''Westfalen'' with the deaths of 90 crew members, and the surviving 13 became prisoners of war.Campbell, p. 338 The wrecksite is designated as a ''protected place'' under the

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External links

SI 2008/0950
Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS ''Turbulent'' Crew List
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turbulent (1916), HMS Talisman-class destroyers World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in 1916 Ships sunk at the Battle of Jutland Protected Wrecks of the United Kingdom Ships built on the River Tyne 1916 ships