42:
436:
on completion of the refit. She was assigned to the 5th
Destroyer Flotilla of the 2nd Fleet with a nucleus crew. On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters, with the River-class becoming known officially as the E-Class. The class
460:
The role of the patrol flotillas was to prevent enemy ships from carrying out minelaying or torpedo attacks in the approaches to ports on the East coast, and to prevent raids by enemy ships. Shortly before the commencement of hostilities, the 9th
Flotilla was deployed to its war station in the
347:
She was laid down on 23 March 1903 at the Palmer's shipyard at Jarrow and launched on 5 January 1904. She was completed in May 1905. Her original armament was to be the same as the turtleback torpedo boat destroyers that preceded her. In 1906 the
Admiralty decided to upgrade the armament by
879:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: IV.—Miscellaneous Ships in Home Waters or on Detached Service: Destroyers and Patrol Boats (under C.-in-C. Portsmouth): 1st Destroyer Flotilla"
360:
After commissioning she was assigned to the East Coast
Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich. On 27 April 1908 the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres. During these exercises the cruiser
461:
northern part of the East coast of
England. While still a member of the 9th Flotilla in March 1915, by June that year she had transferred to the Local Defence Flotilla based at Portsmouth. In June 1916,
853:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: VI.—Vessels Under Rear-Admiral Commanding East Coast of England: Seventh Destroyer Flotilla"
818:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: VI.—Vessels Under Rear-Admiral Commanding East Coast of England: Seventh Destroyer Flotilla"
440:
A reorganisation of the Royal Navy's destroyer force took place in 1912, with older destroyers, no longer suitable for fleet use, being used to equip Patrol
Flotillas. By March 1913,
475:, employed on convoy escort duties on the East coast of England, in September 1917. She remained employed on convoy duties of the East coast of Britain, and on 10 December 1917 left
1197:
905:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: VII.—Local Defence and Escort Flotillas: First Destroyer Flotilla"
792:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: IV.—Miscellaneous Ships in Home Waters or on Detached Service"
1118:
British
Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
1575:
1190:
714:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: I.—Home and Atlantic Waters: Patrol Flotillas"
1183:
1061:
1023:
73:
405:
239:
1155:
1080:
1042:
999:
348:
landing the five 6-pounder naval guns and shipping three 12-pounder 8 hundredweight (cwt) guns. Two would be mounted abeam at the
1141:. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. III. The Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1921. pp. 71–107.
1133:
41:
1596:
740:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: VII.—Local Defence Flotillas"
766:"Supplement to the Naval List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands &c.: VI.—Local Defence Flotillas"
232:
1562:
1206:
328:
136:
493:
remained part of the 7th
Flotilla in January 1918, but by February that year had transferred to the Portsmouth-based
509:
of
Sheffield for breaking at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan in Wales. She was not awarded a Battle Honour for her service.
1556:
246:
1014:
257:
494:
472:
445:
433:
419:
391:
300:
294:
285:
279:
179:
1522:
1433:
1166:
471:
remained part of the
Portsmouth-based Escort Flotilla until August 1917, but was listed as part of the
362:
1601:
413:
395:
1489:
1286:
1237:
1223:
930:
904:
878:
852:
817:
791:
765:
739:
713:
669:
387:
1419:
1363:
1356:
1151:
1121:
1104:
1076:
1057:
1038:
1019:
995:
429:
374:
1321:
1244:
339:, South Yorkshire in England, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.
1540:
1510:
1503:
1426:
1335:
1279:
1258:
1251:
1230:
390:
before rejoining the Eastern Flotilla at Harwich. In April 1909 she was assigned to the
1482:
1447:
1370:
1307:
1293:
1009:
484:
158:
1590:
506:
185:
120:
1015:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
1300:
1175:
505:
By May 1919 she was paid off and listed for sale. On 23 June 1919 she was sold to
253:
437:
letters were painted on the hull below the bridge area and on one of the funnels.
1377:
313:
1475:
1440:
349:
332:
20:
1125:
1533:
1496:
1412:
1391:
336:
335:
under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Rother, east of
139:
1108:
965:
1454:
1384:
670:"Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad: Patrol Flotillas"
480:
449:
368:
1328:
966:""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class"
476:
77:
1135:
Monograph No. 7: The Patrol Flotillas at the Commencement of the War
188:
driving 2 shafts producing 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average)
1179:
497:. She remained part of the 1st Flotilla at the end of the war.
394:
on its formation at Harwich. On 2 November 1909 the destroyer
1054:
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
1171:. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
352:
break and the third gun would be mounted on the quarterdeck.
123:
of Sheffield for breaking at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan in Wales
211:
1,620 nmi (3,000 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
612:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard".
597:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard".
627:"Naval Matters—Part and Prospective: Pembroke Dockyard".
418:. She remained part of the Flotilla until displaced by a
990:
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
489:
as escort of a convoy of ships for East coast ports.
111:
In 1919 she was laid up in reserve awaiting disposal
1521:
1465:
1402:
1346:
1269:
1213:
1071:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randall, eds. (1985).
1073:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
992:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
703:Naval Staff Monograph No. 7 1921, pp. 77–78, 102.
931:"List of Obsolete Vessels, and Vessels for Sale"
465:was part of a Portsmouth-based Escort Flotilla.
1191:
1018:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
694:Naval Staff Monograph No. 7 1921, pp. 75–76.
631:. Vol. 35. August 1912. pp. 18–19.
166:7 ft 4.5 in (2.248 m) Draught
616:. Vol. 32. December 1909. p. 174.
601:. Vol. 31. February 1909. p. 259.
1198:
1184:
1176:
412:was repaired at Harwich by the depot ship
945:– via National Library of Scotland.
919:– via National Library of Scotland.
893:– via National Library of Scotland.
867:– via National Library of Scotland.
832:– via National Library of Scotland.
806:– via National Library of Scotland.
780:– via National Library of Scotland.
754:– via National Library of Scotland.
728:– via National Library of Scotland.
684:– via National Library of Scotland.
516:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1033:Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972).
650:Manning 1961, plate 43, following p.48.
629:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
614:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
599:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
571:
163:23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) Beam
291:Assigned E Class - Aug 1912 - Oct 1913
27:
1056:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
157:223 ft 6 in (68.12 m)
74:Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
39:
7:
1576:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy
1148:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I
1094:. New York: ARCO Publishing Company.
276:East Coast Destroyer Flotilla - 1905
184:2 Ă— Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE)
154:620 long tons (630 t) full load
242:, mounting G Mark I (Added in 1906)
151:550 long tons (559 t) standard
14:
1075:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
994:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
955:Dittmar and Colledge 1972, p. 59.
1207:River-class (E-class) destroyers
40:
1150:. Studio Editions. p. 76.
641:Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 18.
367:rammed and sank the destroyer
1:
1037:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
448:, a patrol flotilla based on
198:25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
1092:Jane's Fighting Ships 1905/6
824:. September 1917. p. 16
1103:. London: Putnam & Co.
911:. December 1918. p. 16
885:. February 1918. p. 14
428:had her boilers retubed at
373:then damaged the destroyer
233:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
1618:
1120:. London: Seeley Service.
1035:British Warships 1914–1919
859:. January 1918. p. 16
676:. March 1913. p. 269d
18:
1571:
1551:
1052:Friedman, Norman (2009).
937:. May 1919. p. 1105a
798:. August 1917. p. 14
265:
258:18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
127:
65:1902–1903 Naval Estimates
34:
30:
1116:March, Edgar J. (1966).
720:. March 1915. p. 15
1168:Naval Operations Vol. V
1165:Newbolt, Henry (1931).
1146:Moore, John E. (1990).
1099:Manning, T. D. (1961).
1090:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
1012:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
772:. June 1916. p. 17
746:. June 1915. p. 17
422:destroyer by May 1912.
180:Reed water tube boilers
137:Palmer Type River Class
128:General characteristics
1597:River-class destroyers
495:1st Destroyer Flotilla
473:7th Destroyer Flotilla
446:9th Destroyer Flotilla
434:5th Destroyer Flotilla
392:3rd Destroyer Flotilla
301:1st Destroyer Flotilla
295:9th Destroyer Flotilla
286:5th Destroyer Flotilla
280:3rd Destroyer Flotilla
1101:The British Destroyer
432:in 1912, joining the
386:completed a refit at
329:River-class destroyer
119:23 July 1919 sold to
842:Newbolt 1931, p. 186
659:Manning 1961, p. 25.
406:Longsand lightvessel
240:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
235:, mounting P Mark I
221:70 officers and men
587:Moore 1990, p. 76.
327:was a Palmer type
247:QF 6-pounder 8 cwt
208:140 tons coal
1584:
1583:
1063:978-1-84832-049-9
1025:978-1-86176-281-8
578:Jane 1905, p. 76.
563:
562:
483:with sister ship
430:Pembroke Dockyard
319:
318:
249:(removed in 1906)
1609:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1177:
1172:
1161:
1142:
1140:
1129:
1112:
1095:
1086:
1067:
1048:
1029:
1005:
977:
976:
974:
972:
962:
956:
953:
947:
946:
944:
942:
927:
921:
920:
918:
916:
901:
895:
894:
892:
890:
875:
869:
868:
866:
864:
849:
843:
840:
834:
833:
831:
829:
814:
808:
807:
805:
803:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
762:
756:
755:
753:
751:
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
710:
704:
701:
695:
692:
686:
685:
683:
681:
666:
660:
657:
651:
648:
642:
639:
633:
632:
624:
618:
617:
609:
603:
602:
594:
588:
585:
579:
576:
517:
444:was part of the
382:In January 1909
47:
44:
28:
1617:
1616:
1612:
1611:
1610:
1608:
1607:
1606:
1587:
1586:
1585:
1580:
1567:
1547:
1517:
1461:
1398:
1342:
1265:
1209:
1204:
1164:
1158:
1145:
1138:
1132:
1115:
1098:
1089:
1083:
1070:
1064:
1051:
1045:
1032:
1026:
1010:Colledge, J. J.
1008:
1002:
989:
986:
981:
980:
970:
968:
964:
963:
959:
954:
950:
940:
938:
929:
928:
924:
914:
912:
903:
902:
898:
888:
886:
877:
876:
872:
862:
860:
851:
850:
846:
841:
837:
827:
825:
816:
815:
811:
801:
799:
790:
789:
785:
775:
773:
764:
763:
759:
749:
747:
738:
737:
733:
723:
721:
712:
711:
707:
702:
698:
693:
689:
679:
677:
668:
667:
663:
658:
654:
649:
645:
640:
636:
626:
625:
621:
611:
610:
606:
596:
595:
591:
586:
582:
577:
573:
568:
515:
513:Pennant Numbers
503:
458:
358:
345:
331:ordered by the
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1615:
1613:
1605:
1604:
1599:
1589:
1588:
1582:
1581:
1579:
1578:
1572:
1569:
1568:
1566:
1565:
1559:
1552:
1549:
1548:
1546:
1545:
1538:
1530:
1528:
1519:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1508:
1501:
1494:
1487:
1480:
1472:
1470:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1438:
1431:
1424:
1417:
1409:
1407:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1375:
1368:
1361:
1353:
1351:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1276:
1274:
1267:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1256:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1220:
1218:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1180:
1174:
1173:
1162:
1156:
1143:
1130:
1113:
1096:
1087:
1081:
1068:
1062:
1049:
1043:
1030:
1024:
1006:
1000:
985:
982:
979:
978:
957:
948:
922:
896:
870:
844:
835:
809:
783:
757:
731:
705:
696:
687:
661:
652:
643:
634:
619:
604:
589:
580:
570:
569:
567:
564:
561:
560:
557:
554:
550:
549:
546:
543:
539:
538:
535:
532:
528:
527:
524:
521:
520:Pennant Number
514:
511:
502:
499:
457:
454:
420:Basilisk Class
400:collided with
357:
354:
344:
341:
317:
316:
311:
307:
306:
305:
304:
298:
292:
289:
283:
277:
272:
268:
267:
266:Service record
263:
262:
261:
260:
250:
243:
236:
227:
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
213:
212:
209:
204:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
190:
189:
182:
174:
170:
169:
168:
167:
164:
161:
155:
152:
147:
143:
142:
134:
133:Class and type
130:
129:
125:
124:
117:
113:
112:
109:
108:Out of service
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
95:5 January 1904
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
46:United Kingdom
37:
36:
32:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1614:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1594:
1592:
1577:
1574:
1573:
1570:
1564:
1560:
1558:
1555:Preceded by:
1554:
1553:
1550:
1544:
1543:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1531:
1529:
1527:
1525:
1520:
1514:
1513:
1509:
1507:
1506:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1493:
1492:
1488:
1486:
1485:
1481:
1479:
1478:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1464:
1458:
1457:
1453:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1432:
1430:
1429:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1401:
1395:
1394:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1383:
1381:
1380:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1369:
1367:
1366:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1345:
1339:
1338:
1334:
1332:
1331:
1327:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1318:
1317:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1268:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1208:
1201:
1196:
1194:
1189:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1178:
1170:
1169:
1163:
1159:
1157:1 85170 378 0
1153:
1149:
1144:
1137:
1136:
1131:
1127:
1123:
1119:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1102:
1097:
1093:
1088:
1084:
1082:0-85177-245-5
1078:
1074:
1069:
1065:
1059:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1044:0-7110-0380-7
1040:
1036:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1007:
1003:
1001:0-85177-133-5
997:
993:
988:
987:
983:
967:
961:
958:
952:
949:
936:
935:The Navy List
932:
926:
923:
910:
909:The Navy List
906:
900:
897:
884:
883:The Navy List
880:
874:
871:
858:
857:The Navy List
854:
848:
845:
839:
836:
823:
822:The Navy List
819:
813:
810:
797:
796:The Navy List
793:
787:
784:
771:
770:The Navy List
767:
761:
758:
745:
744:The Navy List
741:
735:
732:
719:
718:The Navy List
715:
709:
706:
700:
697:
691:
688:
675:
674:The Navy List
671:
665:
662:
656:
653:
647:
644:
638:
635:
630:
623:
620:
615:
608:
605:
600:
593:
590:
584:
581:
575:
572:
565:
558:
555:
552:
551:
547:
544:
541:
540:
536:
533:
530:
529:
525:
522:
519:
518:
512:
510:
508:
507:Thos. W. Ward
500:
498:
496:
492:
488:
487:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
464:
455:
453:
451:
447:
443:
438:
435:
431:
427:
423:
421:
417:
416:
411:
407:
403:
399:
398:
393:
389:
385:
380:
378:
377:
372:
371:
366:
365:
355:
353:
351:
342:
340:
338:
334:
330:
326:
325:
315:
312:
309:
308:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
274:
273:
270:
269:
264:
259:
255:
251:
248:
244:
241:
237:
234:
230:
229:
228:
225:
224:
220:
217:
216:
210:
207:
206:
205:
202:
201:
197:
194:
193:
187:
186:steam engines
183:
181:
177:
176:
175:
172:
171:
165:
162:
160:
156:
153:
150:
149:
148:
145:
144:
141:
138:
135:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:Thos. W. Ward
118:
115:
114:
110:
107:
106:
102:
99:
98:
94:
91:
90:
87:23 March 1903
86:
83:
82:
79:
75:
72:
69:
68:
64:
61:
60:
57:
54:
51:
50:
43:
38:
33:
29:
26:
22:
1563:Tribal class
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