An item referred to the newspaper Times which supplied more details about the British destroyer HMS Tipperary sunk at the battle of Jutland. With a displacement of 1.850 tons were her dimensions 96 x 9,7 x 3,3 metres. Horsepower 27.000 ehp allowing a speed of 31 miles. Crew numbered 160 men. Armament consisted of 6-10cm/3.9” guns, 2 machineguns and 3 torpedo tubes.(1)
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1. Launched at J.S. White, Cowes, England in 5 March 1915 and sunk on 1 June 1916. Part of the Faulknor-class with as siser ships Faulknor, Broke, Botha and Tipperary, preceded by the Medea-class and succeeded by the Marksman-class. Originally built for Chilean account but purchased by the British Royal Navy when the First World War broke out. The Tipperary was the former Almirante Riveros.
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1. Launched at J.S. White, Cowes, England in 5 March 1915 and sunk on 1 June 1916. Part of the Faulknor-class with as siser ships Faulknor, Broke, Botha and Tipperary, preceded by the Medea-class and succeeded by the Marksman-class. Originally built for Chilean account but purchased by the British Royal Navy when the First World War broke out. The Tipperary was the former Almirante Riveros.
