53:
33:
1791:
1774:
1786:
1766:
385:, along with other destroyers with a design speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) with three funnels, and after 30 September 1913, she was known as a "C-class destroyer" and had the letter ‘C’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel.
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harbour, and had her bow on the starboard side and her stem badly damaged as she drifted into other ships of the flotilla. Following repairs in
Devonport, she was back in the flotilla later that Spring. She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers in May 1902.
309:. One of three similar ships built by Fairfields for the Royal Navy, she was ordered under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates and the sixth Royal Navy ship to carry this name. She was classified, along with other similar ships, as a
339:, and launched on 29 May 1897. During her builder's trials, she made her contracted speed requirement. She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in August 1898. After commissioning she was assigned to the
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1828:
1838:
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84:
1412:
930:
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Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
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1405:
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823:
780:
695:
592:
1785:
1781:
901:
52:
1853:
1794:
1790:
959:
381:
On 30 August 1912, the
Admiralty directed that all destroyer classes were to be designated by letter. She was assigned to the
1427:
267:
1813:
1398:
515:
1777:
1773:
1769:
1765:
1761:
1581:
952:
1372:
1366:
975:
310:
274:
146:
795:
285:
1593:
1024:
406:
394:
343:. She spent her operational career mainly in Home Waters operating with the Channel Fleet as part of the
344:
1663:
1495:
432:, however, had sustained heavy damage and sank a short time later about 10 miles (16 km) south of
1746:
1735:
1603:
1325:
1247:
1240:
1056:
1818:
1226:
1208:
1624:
1560:
1307:
1254:
1233:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1127:
1120:
1038:
996:
370:
1390:
32:
1571:
1469:
1300:
1279:
1159:
1095:
1088:
933:
916:
897:
880:
857:
838:
819:
800:
776:
691:
588:
212:
1701:
1518:
1350:
1343:
1293:
1286:
1201:
1194:
1141:
1134:
1017:
1003:
433:
351:
313:
in 1913. She sank in 1918 from damage inflicted by ramming and sinking the German submarine
1113:
1063:
1031:
1010:
365:, for service in the Devonport Instructional flotilla, A mere week into her commission,
1081:
790:
725:
401:, but the next month detached from that formation. By October, she was attached to the
398:
362:
175:
1807:
1613:
340:
796:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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1506:
428:. Two submariners leapt onto the destroyer's forecastle as their submarine sank.
281:
218:
424:. The U-boat surfaced within the convoy and was attacked and rammed by HMS
1718:
1587:
1550:
402:
937:
884:
530:
517:
1711:
1544:
1459:
306:
302:
149:
20:
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730:
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Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
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She was awarded the battle honour "Belgian Coast 1914–17" for her service.
409:, on the east coast of England, where she would be engaged in convoy work.
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1680:
1670:
1646:
1636:
1534:
1528:
1512:
1489:
1479:
1443:
1437:
314:
127:
246:
1,615 nmi (2,991 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
1725:
989:
747:""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class"
336:
92:
1454:
944:
332:
88:
871:
Hepper, David; Conway, Michael S. (June 2021). "Question 18/57".
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948:
835:
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Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
714:, September 1914 p. 12, October 1914 p. 8, July 1917, p. 16.
327:
She was laid down as Yard No 396 on 19 October 1896, at the
671:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Devonport Dockyard".
416:
was escorting an East Coast convoy, the German submarine
771:
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
645:. No. 36069. London. 19 February 1900. p. 9.
630:. No. 36057. London. 5 February 1900. p. 11.
615:. New York: ARCO Publishing Company. pp. 84–85.
1692:
1426:
1336:
1318:
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1106:
1074:
1049:
982:
852:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
660:. No. 36767. London. 14 May 1902. p. 12.
378:was refitted in 1908, having her boilers retubed.
854:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
773:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
690:. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 17–19.
688:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
567:. New York: ARCO Publishing Company. p. 77.
1834:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I
85:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
1421:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1918
1406:
960:
814:Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J. (1972).
799:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
606:
604:
8:
1829:World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
686:Randal Gray (2006) . Robert Gardiner (ed.).
578:
576:
574:
350:On 2 February 1900, she was commissioned as
270:L/40 naval gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
405:. In July 1917, she was transferred to the
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1399:
1391:
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953:
945:
675:. Vol. 31. 1 August 1908. p. 14.
613:Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships 1898
393:From August 1914, she was deployed in the
420:was sighted and rammed by the steamer SS
741:
739:
446:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1839:World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea
673:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
555:
501:
27:
837:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
656:"Naval & Military intelligence".
641:"Naval & Military intelligence".
626:"Naval & Military intelligence".
587:. Jane’s Publishing. pp. 76–77.
174:215 ft 6 in (65.68 m)
50:
7:
1380:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy
712:Supplements to the Monthly Navy List
585:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I
164:400 long tons (406 t) full load
161:355 long tons (361 t) standard
369:dragged her moorings while in the
14:
856:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
775:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
193:8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
1789:
1784:
1772:
1764:
51:
31:
147:Fairfield three-funnel, 30-knot
217:2 × vertical triple-expansion
201:6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
1:
818:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
301:was a three-funnel, 30-knot
277:on a Mark I* low angle mount
1220:Hawthorn Leslie 30 knotters
915:. London: Putnam & Co.
896:. London: Caxton Editions.
268:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I
76:1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
1870:
1844:Maritime incidents in 1918
932:. London: Seeley Service.
816:British Warships 1914–1919
565:Jane's Fighting Ships 1905
18:
1824:C-class destroyers (1913)
1759:
1361:
833:Friedman, Norman (2009).
512:was recorded at position
361:, shore establishment at
286:18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
233:30 kn (56 km/h)
137:
45:
30:
1849:Ships sunk in collisions
1337:Parsons turbine specials
928:March, Edgar J. (1966).
275:QF 6-pdr 8 cwt naval gun
126:Foundered after ramming
1319:Thornycroft 33 knotters
911:Manning, T. D. (1961).
793:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
611:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
583:Jane, Fred T. (1990) .
563:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
323:Construction and career
185:21 ft (6.4 m)
138:General characteristics
1854:Gipsy-class destroyers
1266:Fairfields 30 knotters
412:On 31 May 1918, while
407:7th Destroyer Flotilla
395:8th Destroyer Flotilla
1153:Clydebank 30 knotters
913:The British Destroyer
892:Lyon, David (2001) .
873:Warship International
724:Helgason, Guðmundur.
1814:Ships built in Govan
894:The First Destroyers
726:"WWI U-boats: UC 75"
1107:Vickers 30 knotters
1075:Doxford 30 knotters
527: /
345:East Coast Flotilla
256:63 officers and men
983:Palmer 30 knotters
976:C-class destroyers
213:water tube boilers
1801:
1800:
1666:President Lincoln
1388:
1387:
844:978-1-84832-049-9
806:978-1-86176-281-8
493:
492:
467:1 September 1915
311:C-class destroyer
293:
292:
243:80 tons coal
1861:
1793:
1788:
1776:
1768:
1752:
1741:
1730:
1706:
1685:
1675:
1651:
1641:
1619:
1608:
1598:
1576:
1566:
1555:
1539:
1523:
1501:
1484:
1474:
1464:
1448:
1415:
1408:
1401:
1392:
1050:Earl 30 knotters
969:
962:
955:
946:
941:
924:
907:
888:
867:
848:
829:
810:
786:
758:
757:
755:
753:
743:
734:
733:
721:
715:
708:
702:
701:
683:
677:
676:
668:
662:
661:
653:
647:
646:
638:
632:
631:
623:
617:
616:
608:
599:
598:
580:
569:
568:
560:
543:
542:
541:
539:
538:
537:
532:
531:53.950°N 0.150°W
528:
525:
524:
523:
520:
506:
475:1 September 1915
447:
434:Flamborough Head
384:
211:4 × Thornycroft
58:
55:
35:
28:
1869:
1868:
1864:
1863:
1862:
1860:
1859:
1858:
1804:
1803:
1802:
1797:
1780:
1755:
1744:
1733:
1709:
1699:
1693:Other incidents
1688:
1678:
1654:
1644:
1622:
1611:
1601:
1579:
1569:
1558:
1542:
1526:
1504:
1487:
1477:
1467:
1451:
1435:
1422:
1419:
1389:
1384:
1357:
1332:
1314:
1261:
1215:
1148:
1102:
1070:
1045:
978:
973:
927:
910:
904:
891:
870:
864:
851:
845:
832:
826:
813:
807:
791:Colledge, J. J.
789:
783:
770:
767:
762:
761:
751:
749:
745:
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737:
723:
722:
718:
709:
705:
698:
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669:
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582:
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533:
529:
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521:
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514:
513:
507:
503:
498:
478:1 January 1918
464:6 December 1914
445:
443:Pennant numbers
391:
382:
325:
307:First World War
198:Installed power
102:19 October 1896
56:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1867:
1865:
1857:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1806:
1805:
1799:
1798:
1760:
1757:
1756:
1754:
1753:
1742:
1731:
1707:
1696:
1694:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1686:
1679:Unknown date:
1676:
1652:
1642:
1620:
1609:
1599:
1577:
1567:
1556:
1540:
1524:
1502:
1485:
1475:
1465:
1449:
1432:
1430:
1424:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1410:
1403:
1395:
1386:
1385:
1383:
1382:
1376:
1375:
1369:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1348:
1340:
1338:
1334:
1333:
1331:
1330:
1322:
1320:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1171:
1164:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1061:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
986:
984:
980:
979:
974:
972:
971:
964:
957:
949:
943:
942:
925:
908:
902:
889:
879:(2): 100–101.
868:
862:
849:
843:
830:
824:
811:
805:
787:
781:
766:
763:
760:
759:
735:
716:
703:
696:
678:
663:
648:
633:
618:
600:
593:
570:
554:
553:
551:
548:
545:
544:
536:53.950; -0.150
500:
499:
497:
494:
491:
490:
487:
486:1 January 1918
484:
480:
479:
476:
473:
469:
468:
465:
462:
458:
457:
454:
451:
450:Pennant number
444:
441:
399:Firth of Forth
390:
387:
324:
321:
291:
290:
289:
288:
278:
271:
262:
258:
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254:
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249:
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207:
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202:
199:
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186:
183:
179:
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172:
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167:
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165:
162:
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153:
152:
144:
143:Class and type
140:
139:
135:
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124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
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57:United Kingdom
48:
47:
43:
42:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1866:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
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1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
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1817:
1815:
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1811:
1809:
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1792:
1787:
1783:
1779:
1775:
1771:
1767:
1763:
1758:
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1739:
1732:
1729:
1728:
1723:
1722:
1716:
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1708:
1705:
1704:
1703:Prince Rupert
1698:
1697:
1695:
1691:
1684:
1683:
1677:
1674:
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1667:
1661:
1660:
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1649:
1643:
1640:
1639:
1634:
1633:
1628:
1627:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1600:
1597:
1596:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1584:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1557:
1554:
1553:
1548:
1547:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1532:
1531:
1525:
1522:
1521:
1516:
1515:
1510:
1509:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1493:
1492:
1486:
1483:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1466:
1463:
1462:
1457:
1456:
1450:
1447:
1446:
1441:
1440:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1416:
1411:
1409:
1404:
1402:
1397:
1396:
1393:
1381:
1378:
1377:
1374:
1371:Followed by:
1370:
1368:
1365:Preceded by:
1364:
1363:
1360:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1335:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1264:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1251:
1250:
1246:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1218:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1163:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1151:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1007:
1006:
1002:
1000:
999:
995:
993:
992:
988:
987:
985:
981:
977:
970:
965:
963:
958:
956:
951:
950:
947:
939:
935:
931:
926:
922:
918:
914:
909:
905:
899:
895:
890:
886:
882:
878:
874:
869:
865:
863:0-85177-245-5
859:
855:
850:
846:
840:
836:
831:
827:
825:0-7110-0380-7
821:
817:
812:
808:
802:
798:
797:
792:
788:
784:
782:0-85177-133-5
778:
774:
769:
768:
764:
748:
742:
740:
736:
731:
727:
720:
717:
713:
707:
704:
699:
697:0-85177-245-5
693:
689:
682:
679:
674:
667:
664:
659:
652:
649:
644:
637:
634:
629:
622:
619:
614:
607:
605:
601:
596:
594:1-85170-378-0
590:
586:
579:
577:
575:
571:
566:
559:
556:
549:
540:
511:
505:
502:
495:
488:
485:
482:
481:
477:
474:
471:
470:
466:
463:
460:
459:
455:
452:
449:
448:
442:
440:
437:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
410:
408:
404:
400:
397:based at the
396:
388:
386:
379:
377:
372:
368:
364:
360:
359:
353:
348:
346:
342:
341:Channel Fleet
338:
334:
330:
322:
320:
318:
317:
312:
308:
304:
300:
299:
287:
283:
279:
276:
272:
269:
265:
264:
263:
260:
259:
255:
252:
251:
245:
242:
241:
240:
237:
236:
232:
229:
228:
222:
220:
219:steam engines
216:
214:
210:
209:
208:
205:
204:
200:
197:
196:
192:
189:
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184:
181:
180:
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1819:1897 ships
1808:Categories
1782:April 1918
1498:Vindictive
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