HMS Redpole was an Acorn-class (later H-class) destroyer built for the Royal Navy, launched in 1910 and completed in February 1911. She measured 240 feet (73 meters) between perpendiculars and 246 feet (75 meters) overall, with a beam of 25 feet 5 inches (7.7 meters) and a deep draught of 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 meters). Displacing 730 long tons (740 tonnes) normally and up to 855 long tons (869 tonnes) at full load, the vessel was powered by Parsons steam turbines fed by four White-Forster boilers, driving three shafts. This machinery produced 13,500 shaft horsepower, enabling a design speed of 27 knots, with the vessel reaching 28.7 knots during trials. She carried 170 long tons of fuel oil, giving her a range of 1,540 nautical miles at 15 knots. The ship’s armament comprised two single BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mk VIII guns, positioned on the forecastle and aft, along with two QF 12-pounder (3-inch) guns mounted between the funnels. She was equipped with two 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes aft of the funnels, with two reloads, and a searchlight between the tubes. Later modifications included a Vickers QF 3-pounder anti-aircraft gun and depth charges for anti-submarine warfare. The complement was 72 officers and ratings. Constructed by J. Samuel White at East Cowes, Redpole was laid down on 10 December 1909, launched on 24 June 1910, and completed in February 1911. She served initially with the Second Destroyer Flotilla and later transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet’s Fifth Destroyer Flotilla in 1915. During her service, Redpole participated in escort duties, anti-submarine patrols, and rescue operations, notably rescuing the Italian destroyer Benedetto Cairoli in 1918. She was present at Gibraltar at the end of the war and briefly towed the Soviet destroyer Shchastlivyi in late 1918, which subsequently sank. After WWI, Redpole was placed in reserve at Devonport before being sold for scrap to Thos. W. Ward in Milford Haven in 1921. Her service record reflects her role as a versatile and effective escort destroyer during the war, embodying the transition to oil-firing and more compact warship design in the Royal Navy.

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