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shipyard on 3 May 1909 and was launched on 19 February 1910. She reached a speed of 27.1 kn (31.2 mph; 50.2 km/h) during
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Fairfield ships were 271 feet (82.6 m) long, with a
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950:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Chatham Dockyard".
935:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Chatham Dockyard".
873:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Chatham Dockyard".
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1206:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
590:on the night of 3/4 March 1915. On 4 March, two
84:Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
906:"439b.: Scorpion. (Ch.) Torpedo Boat Destroyer"
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301:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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1313:Monograph No. 21: The Mediterranean 1914–1915
1204:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
322:was 916 long tons (931 t) normal. Five
318:of 8.7 feet 8 inches (2.9 m).
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576:naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
461:-class transferred to the newly established
939:. Vol. 34. December 1911. p. 150.
877:. Vol. 33. September 1910. p. 52.
638:, 12cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
217:BL 4-inch (100 mm) L/40 Mark VIII guns
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954:. Vol. 34. January 1912. p. 200.
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1189:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1120:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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113:Sold for breaking up, 26 October 1921
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706:"Beagle Class Destroyer 1909 - 1910"
364:, and was completed in August 1910.
158:27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
142:860–940 long tons (874–955 t)
14:
1208:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
1144:. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
1013:Naval Staff Monograph No. 21 1923
977:Naval Staff Monograph No. 21 1923
965:Naval Staff Monograph No. 21 1923
695:, Wednesday, 31 August 1910, p. 5
457:. In 1912, the destroyers of the
416:was in collision with the Danish
182:Coal-fired boilers, 2 or 3 shaft
166:8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
1172:. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
314:of 27.7 feet (8.4 m) and a
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1255:. London: Putnam & Co. Ltd.
634:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
574:In 1915, she took part in the
174:12,500 hp (9,300 kW)
1:
1242:Viscount Hythe, ed. (1912).
708:. battleships-cruisers.co.uk
1149:Corbett, Julian S. (1921).
387:The first commander of HMS
332:BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII
197:(50 km/h; 31 mph)
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
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1358:-class (G-class) destroyer
1279:Massie, Robert K. (2007).
1260:Marder, Arthur J. (2013).
1155:. London: Longmans Green.
529:to assist his squadron of
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1283:. London: Vintage Books.
1227:. London: Profile Books.
1185:Friedman, Norman (2009).
1168:Dorling, Taprell (1932).
773:. March 1913. p. 373
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326:fed direct-drive Parsons
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1116:Brown, David K. (2010).
831:Gardiner & Gray 1985
795:Gardiner & Gray 1985
729:, pp. 118, 305–306.
482:Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
463:Third Destroyer Flotilla
441:, while flooding forced
378:First Destroyer Flotilla
1533:Beagle-class destroyers
1251:Manning, T. D. (1961).
586:escorting minesweeping
499:at the outbreak of the
427:after exercises in the
282:Construction and design
224:QF 12 pdr 12 cwt Mark I
150:275 ft (84 m)
118:General characteristics
1253:The British Destroyer
1244:The Naval Annual 1912
412:On 15 November 1911,
1538:Ships built in Govan
1223:Hart, Peter (2013).
404:Naval Review of 1911
393:Lieutenant-Commander
336:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt
259:in service with the
44:harbour, Malta, 1915
821:, pp. 116, 118
497:Mediterranean Fleet
267:. She was built by
249:was one of sixteen
226:, mounting P Mark I
219:, mounting P Mark V
1136:Corbett, Julian S.
1078:, pp. 178–182
1066:, pp. 163–168
472:-class, including
372:On commissioning,
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1271:978-1-84832-163-2
1234:978-1-84668-161-5
1196:978-1-84832-049-9
1127:978-1-84832-085-7
809:, pp. 54, 57
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527:Ernest Troubridge
396:Andrew Cunningham
348:was laid down at
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1440:Rattlesnake
1398:Grasshopper
1001:Marder 2013
989:Massie 2007
967:, p. 2
647:along with
580:Dardanelles
376:joined the
229:2 × single
1543:1910 ships
1527:Categories
1110:References
846:Hythe 1912
777:6 November
754:Brown 2010
382:Home Fleet
362:sea trials
334:and three
297:destroyers
269:Fairfields
261:Royal Navy
257:destroyers
202:Complement
179:Propulsion
1475:Wolverine
1225:Gallipoli
1100:Hart 2013
1052:Hart 2013
691:The Times
677:Citations
649:Wolverine
592:companies
555:sank the
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133:destroyer
1461:Scorpion
1419:Nautilus
1412:Mosquito
1391:Foxhound
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693:(London)
613:Scorpion
609:Scorpion
600:Kum Kale
588:trawlers
584:Scorpion
520:Scorpion
493:Scorpion
474:Scorpion
451:Scorpion
433:Scorpion
418:schooner
414:Scorpion
400:Scorpion
389:Scorpion
374:Scorpion
346:Scorpion
287:Scorpion
246:Scorpion
210:Armament
94:Launched
74:Scorpion
42:Valletta
38:Scorpion
1468:Scourge
1426:Pincher
1384:Bulldog
1161:1185863
658:Grampus
582:, with
561:Beyrout
557:Turkish
539:Breslau
515:Breslau
425:Harwich
380:of the
368:Service
358:Glasgow
316:draught
263:in the
163:Draught
80:Builder
50:History
1454:Savage
1447:Renard
1433:Racoon
1377:Beagle
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305:Beagle
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292:Beagle
254:-class
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147:Length
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1499:class
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1405:Harpy
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195:knots
190:Speed
88:Govan
1285:ISBN
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1174:OCLC
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1122:ISBN
779:2019
714:2015
655:and
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312:beam
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222:3 ×
215:1 ×
155:Beam
110:Fate
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