![]() Developing 6,800 horsepower more than the standard vessel’s designed output, the ‘Mastiff’ reached 37.5 knots on its trials and in 1915 was reputed to be the fastest ship afloat. ![]() In addition to the higher freeboard, their distinguishing characteristic was the flat-sided middle funnel. ![]() HMS ‘Mastiff’ was one of the Thornycroft-built variants of the standard design and all six of the company’s ‘M’-class destroyers were faster than the Admiralty’s boats. The design was repeated in 1916, with only slight modifications, and known as the Admiralty ‘R’ class. More than 80 were built to this specification, and a further 29 were constructed according to individual builders’ plans. The Admiralty-designed ‘M’ class were the standard destroyers of the First World War. The fittings, in particular, have at some point been painted grey, obscuring detail, and some of the delicate railings have been distorted. A very good quality shipbuilder’s model of HMS 'Mastiff' (1914), although it has been poorly restored.
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