As Illustration of Mounsey on later page, but with sloping stern.

4 Yarrow: Sabrina, Sybille, Truculent, Tyrant.

• Displacements: 897-923 tons.
• Dimensions : 269' 6" (p.p.). 271' 6" (o.a.) x 25' 9" x 8' 6" (mean), 10' 6" (max.) draught.
• Guns: 3-4 inch, 1-2 pdr. pom-pom, 1 M.G. Torpedo tubes: 4-21 inch in pairs.
• Machinery: Brown-Curtis turbines. 2 screws. Designed S.H.P. 23,000 = 36 kts. Boilers: 3 Yarrow. Oil fuel: 256-213/215-200 tons.
• Complement, 82.

General Notes: All Emergency War Programme. Generally same as the first group of " Yarrow M's " (Miranda, Mounsey, Nerissa, Rival, &c.) but the above boats base the Yarrow form of strongly sloping stern, Note that these have no geared turbines, nor is the after 4 inch in a bandstand. Accordingly, there is no Yarrow "R" design.

War Losses: Strongbow, Surprise, Ulleswater (all Yarrow).

Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 - p 106

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