33:
48:
304:, all to be capable of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), as a follow-on to the six prototype "26-knotters" ordered in the previous 1892–1893 Estimates. Of the 36 destroyers, three ships (
328:, the first torpedo craft to be built by that shipyard. As typical for torpedo craft at the time, the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders, laying down only broad requirements.
428:
in commission at
Portsmouth in November 1895. The Fairfield-built Twenty-seven knotters were considered good sea boats, so suitable for service on overseas stations.
1039:
321:
277:
73:
1003:
British
Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
1117:
936:
906:
755:
351:
was 275 long tons (279 t) light and 310 long tons (310 t) full load, while the ship's complement was 53 officers and men. Three
1032:
955:
882:
863:
553:
s commanding officer noted inwards and outwards movement of the bow plating and frames of about 2 inches (51 mm) in heavy seas.
974:
842:
534:
While many of the 27-knotters later carried both the two torpedo tubes and all 5 six-pounder guns, stability concerns prevented
1138:
1025:
364:
237:
1143:
336:
371:
torpedo tubes. As a gunboat, one of the torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six-pounders.
382:
1092:
766:
853:
1101:
897:
368:
795:
363:(3,000 kW) and driving two propeller shafts. Two funnels were fitted. Armament consisted of a single
301:
1048:
479:
263:
124:
32:
1148:
356:
348:
770:
419:
352:
193:
1076:
1006:
989:
970:
951:
932:
902:
878:
859:
838:
471:
315:
297:
413:
1069:
409:
405:
340:
309:
470:
being used to pump air into the hull of the stricken vessel. In
November 1911, when the
892:
332:
156:
1132:
917:
522:
441:
281:
898:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
475:
344:
246:
199:
378:
215:
796:"List of Vessels Available for Subsidiary Services, Hulks and Vessels for Sale"
466:, which had sunk in Hong Kong harbour during a Typhoon in November 1900, with
445:
412:, becoming commander of the Portsmouth destroyer flotilla when the destroyers
390:
360:
273:
1010:
683:
487:
433:
285:
269:
130:
20:
993:
355:
fed steam at 215 pounds per square inch (1,480 kPa) to two 3-cylinder
1017:
500:
was placed on the sale list. She was finally sold in Hong Kong in 1916.
389:
reached a speed of 27.04 knots (50.08 km/h; 31.12 mph) during
460:
325:
77:
1021:
929:
British
Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
452:
required strengthening, which was carried out by April 1901.
835:
873:Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M, eds. (1979).
444:, remaining there for the rest of her career. The
343:of 19 feet 5 inches (5.92 m) and a
948:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
875:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
331:Fairfield's design was 197 feet (60.05 m)
687:. No. 34735. 15 November 1895. p. 7.
322:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
296:As part of the 1893–1894 Naval Estimates, the
278:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
1033:
946:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
901:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
919:The Commission of H.M.S. Terrible: 1898–1902
347:of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m).
1118:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
858:. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.
705:
703:
525:, 12cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
436:in 1897–1898, a year after her sister ship
1040:
1026:
1018:
586:
584:
582:
580:
578:
280:in 1895 she spent most of her time on the
855:China, Britain & Hong Kong 1895–1945
496:was paid off in 1912, and by March 1913
393:, and was commissioned in October 1895.
19:For other ships with the same name, see
565:
514:
367:gun and three 6-pounder guns, with two
27:
931:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
681:"Naval & Military Intelligence".
44:
7:
828:. Portsmouth, UK: J. Griffin and Co.
745:Chan Lau Kit-Ching 1990, pp. 97–100.
145:310 long tons (310 t) full load
599:Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 87.
459:took part in the salvaging of the
166:19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
14:
950:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
877:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
174:7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
142:275 long tons (279 t) light
46:
31:
521:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
357:triple expansion steam engines
198:2 × vertical triple-expansion
1:
182:4,000 hp (2,983 kW)
335:and 194 feet (59.13 m)
988:. London: Putnam & Co.
969:. London: Caxton Editions.
852:Chan Lau Kit-Ching (1990).
837:. London: Caxton Editions.
218:(50 km/h; 31 mph)
155:197 ft (60.05 m)
1165:
1005:. London: Seeley Service.
408:, her commanding officer,
18:
1113:
1087:
1058:
927:Friedman, Norman (2009).
115:
39:
30:
1001:March, Edgar J. (1966).
922:. London: George Newnes.
767:National Maritime Museum
763:Warship Histories, vol i
736:Crowe 1903, pp. 310–312.
490:to safety in Hong Kong.
984:Manning, T. D. (1961).
895:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
756:"NMM, vessel ID 368123"
404:was initially based at
381:on 7 June 1894 and was
302:torpedo-boat destroyers
292:Design and construction
116:General characteristics
1139:Handy-class destroyers
916:Crowe, George (1903).
824:Brassey, T.A. (1897).
635:Friedman 2009, p. 291.
337:between perpendiculars
288:during the Great War.
272:which served with the
986:The British Destroyer
826:The Naval Annual 1897
671:Brassey 1897, p. 321.
653:Friedman 2009, p. 40.
644:Lyon 2001, pp. 98–99.
626:Friedman 2009, p. 48.
572:Lyon 2001, pp. 19–20.
482:to abandon his post,
480:Viceroy of Liangguang
300:placed orders for 36
16:Handy-class destroyer
1144:Ships built in Govan
967:The First Destroyers
965:Lyon, David (2001).
833:Brown, D.K. (2003).
617:Manning 1961, p. 36.
608:Manning 1961, p. 39.
538:from following suit.
365:QF 12 pounder 12 cwt
361:indicated horsepower
320:) were ordered from
111:Sold Hong Kong, 1916
718:Brown 2003, p. 140.
353:Thornycroft boilers
194:Thornycroft boilers
727:Lyon 2001, p. 114.
697:Lyon 2001, p. 116.
662:Lyon 2003, p. 100.
440:, to serve on the
284:, and was sold in
1126:
1125:
1052:-class destroyers
938:978-1-84832-049-9
908:978-1-86176-281-8
802:: 409. April 1913
709:Lyon 2001, p. 89.
590:Lyon 2001, p. 87.
486:ferried him from
472:Xinhai Revolution
455:In January 1901,
385:on 9 March 1895.
298:British Admiralty
254:
253:
242:3 × 6 pounder gun
1156:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1019:
1014:
997:
980:
961:
942:
923:
912:
888:
869:
848:
829:
812:
811:
809:
807:
792:
786:
785:
783:
781:
775:
769:. Archived from
760:
752:
746:
743:
737:
734:
728:
725:
719:
716:
710:
707:
698:
695:
689:
688:
678:
672:
669:
663:
660:
654:
651:
645:
642:
636:
633:
627:
624:
618:
615:
609:
606:
600:
597:
591:
588:
573:
570:
554:
552:
545:
539:
532:
526:
519:
432:was sent out to
369:18 inch (450 mm)
54:
51:
50:
49:
35:
28:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1153:
1129:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1109:
1083:
1054:
1046:
1000:
983:
977:
964:
958:
945:
939:
926:
915:
909:
893:Colledge, J. J.
891:
885:
872:
866:
851:
845:
832:
823:
820:
815:
805:
803:
794:
793:
789:
779:
777:
776:on 12 June 2012
773:
758:
754:
753:
749:
744:
740:
735:
731:
726:
722:
717:
713:
708:
701:
696:
692:
680:
679:
675:
670:
666:
661:
657:
652:
648:
643:
639:
634:
630:
625:
621:
616:
612:
607:
603:
598:
594:
589:
576:
571:
567:
563:
558:
557:
550:
546:
542:
533:
529:
520:
516:
511:
506:
410:Reginald Tupper
399:
359:rated at 4,000
294:
179:Installed power
52:
47:
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1162:
1160:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1131:
1130:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1098:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1022:
1016:
1015:
998:
981:
975:
962:
956:
943:
937:
924:
913:
907:
889:
883:
870:
864:
849:
843:
830:
819:
816:
814:
813:
787:
747:
738:
729:
720:
711:
699:
690:
673:
664:
655:
646:
637:
628:
619:
610:
601:
592:
574:
564:
562:
559:
556:
555:
540:
527:
513:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
398:
395:
293:
290:
252:
251:
250:
249:
243:
240:
238:12 pounder gun
232:
228:
227:
224:
220:
219:
212:
208:
207:
206:
205:
202:
196:
188:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
153:
149:
148:
147:
146:
143:
138:
134:
133:
122:
121:Class and type
118:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
71:
67:
66:
60:
56:
55:
53:United Kingdom
42:
41:
37:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1161:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1106:
1104:
1100:Followed by:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1091:Preceded by:
1090:
1089:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1057:
1053:
1051:
1043:
1038:
1036:
1031:
1029:
1024:
1023:
1020:
1012:
1008:
1004:
999:
995:
991:
987:
982:
978:
972:
968:
963:
959:
957:0-85177-245-5
953:
949:
944:
940:
934:
930:
925:
921:
920:
914:
910:
904:
900:
899:
894:
890:
886:
884:0-85177-133-5
880:
876:
871:
867:
865:962-201-409-7
861:
857:
856:
850:
846:
840:
836:
831:
827:
822:
821:
817:
801:
800:The Navy List
797:
791:
788:
772:
768:
764:
757:
751:
748:
742:
739:
733:
730:
724:
721:
715:
712:
706:
704:
700:
694:
691:
686:
685:
677:
674:
668:
665:
659:
656:
650:
647:
641:
638:
632:
629:
623:
620:
614:
611:
605:
602:
596:
593:
587:
585:
583:
581:
579:
575:
569:
566:
560:
549:
544:
541:
537:
531:
528:
524:
523:hundredweight
518:
515:
508:
503:
501:
499:
495:
491:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
462:
458:
453:
451:
448:structure of
447:
443:
442:China Station
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
422:
417:
416:
411:
407:
403:
396:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
329:
327:
323:
319:
318:
313:
312:
307:
303:
299:
291:
289:
287:
283:
282:China Station
279:
275:
271:
268:
266:
261:
260:
248:
247:torpedo tubes
244:
241:
239:
235:
234:
233:
230:
229:
225:
222:
221:
217:
213:
210:
209:
203:
201:
200:steam engines
197:
195:
191:
190:
189:
186:
185:
181:
178:
177:
173:
170:
169:
165:
162:
161:
158:
154:
151:
150:
144:
141:
140:
139:
136:
135:
132:
129:
127:
123:
120:
119:
114:
110:
107:
106:
102:
99:
98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
83:
82:
79:
75:
72:
69:
68:
65:
61:
58:
57:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
1102:
1093:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1062:
1049:
1002:
985:
976:1-84067-3648
966:
947:
928:
918:
896:
874:
854:
844:1-84067-5292
834:
825:
818:Bibliography
804:. Retrieved
799:
790:
778:. Retrieved
771:the original
762:
750:
741:
732:
723:
714:
693:
682:
676:
667:
658:
649:
640:
631:
622:
613:
604:
595:
568:
547:
543:
535:
530:
517:
497:
493:
492:
483:
476:Zhang Mingqi
467:
464:Canton River
463:
456:
454:
449:
437:
429:
425:
420:
414:
401:
400:
386:
374:
373:
349:Displacement
333:long overall
330:
316:
310:
305:
295:
276:. Built by
264:
258:
256:
255:
245:2 × 18 inch
137:Displacement
125:
103:October 1895
100:Commissioned
95:9 March 1895
63:
25:
87:7 June 1894
1149:1895 ships
1133:Categories
806:24 October
780:24 October
504:References
406:Portsmouth
391:sea trials
274:Royal Navy
223:Complement
187:Propulsion
74:Fairfields
1011:164893555
684:The Times
561:Citations
434:Hong Kong
379:laid down
339:, with a
286:Hong Kong
270:destroyer
131:destroyer
84:Laid down
21:HMS Handy
1094:Conflict
383:launched
231:Armament
204:2 shafts
92:Launched
1103:Sunfish
994:6470051
474:caused
461:dredger
424:joined
421:Bruizer
397:Service
345:draught
171:Draught
70:Builder
40:History
1078:Hunter
1009:
992:
973:
954:
935:
905:
881:
862:
841:
488:Canton
317:Hunter
267:-class
262:was a
152:Length
128:-class
1105:class
1096:class
1064:Handy
1050:Handy
774:(PDF)
759:(PDF)
551:'
548:Handy
536:Handy
509:Notes
498:Handy
494:Handy
484:Handy
468:Handy
457:Handy
450:Handy
430:Handy
426:Handy
415:Boxer
402:Handy
387:Handy
375:Handy
326:Govan
306:Handy
265:Handy
259:Handy
216:knots
211:Speed
126:Handy
78:Govan
64:Handy
1071:Hart
1007:OCLC
990:OCLC
971:ISBN
952:ISBN
933:ISBN
903:ISBN
879:ISBN
860:ISBN
839:ISBN
808:2014
782:2014
438:Hart
418:and
377:was
341:beam
314:and
311:Hart
257:HMS
236:1 ×
192:3 ×
163:Beam
108:Fate
62:HMS
59:Name
446:bow
324:of
214:27
1135::
798:.
765:.
761:.
702:^
577:^
478:,
308:,
226:53
157:oa
76:,
1041:e
1034:t
1027:v
1013:.
996:.
979:.
960:.
941:.
911:.
887:.
868:.
847:.
810:.
784:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
