HMS Thracian (1920)
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HMS Thracian was an Admiralty S class
destroyer
of the Royal Navy
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HMS Thracian was laid down on 17 January 1918 at Hawthorn Leslie and Company
, launched on 5 March 1920 and completed at Sheerness Dockyard
on 1 April 1922.
S class destroyer (1916)
The S class were a class of 67 destroyers built from 1917 for the Royal Navy. The design was based on the Admiralty modified R class and all ships had names beginning with S or T....
destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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HMS Thracian was laid down on 17 January 1918 at Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Hawthorn Leslie and Company
R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Limited, usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie, was a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer. The Company was founded on Tyneside in 1886 and ceased building ships in 1982.-History:...
, launched on 5 March 1920 and completed at Sheerness Dockyard
Sheerness
Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island....
on 1 April 1922.
Royal Navy service (1922 – 1941)
- 25 December 1941: She was agrounded and scuttled at Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, later captured by the Imperial Japanese ArmyImperial Japanese Army-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
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Imperial Japanese Navy service (1942 – 1945)
- 1 October 1942: Registered to naval ship list in the Imperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese NavyThe Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
, and classification to the Special service ship (Patrol boat). Renamed Patrol Boat No.101. - 25 November 1942: Repairs were completed by the Navy 2nd Construction Department, and assigned to the Yokosuka Naval DistrictYokosuka Naval Districtwas the first of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included Tokyo Bay and the Pacific coasts of central and northern Honshū from the Kii Peninsula to Shimokita Peninsula.-History:...
. - (after): She spent her time on convoy escort operations in the Yokosuka Area.
- 15 August 1943: Assigned to the Torpedo warfare school (YokosukaYokosuka, Kanagawais a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 419,067 and a population density of 4,160 people per km². It covered an area of 100.62 km²...
). - 15 March 1944: Classification to the Special service ship (Training ship), and renamed Special Training Ship No.1. She was used for a test bed of the new weapons.
- 15 August 1945: Survived war at Yokosuka.
- October 1945: Returned to Royal Navy.
- February 1946: Scrapped at Hong Kong.