43:
461:
between
Scotland and the north of Ireland. By April 1918, she had landed her torpedo tubes and the aft gun to accommodate an anti-submarine armament of 18 depth charges and two depth charge throwers.
409:
On 30 August 1912 the
Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance. As a four-funneled 30-knotter destroyer,
406:, still fitted with strain gauges, was sent to sea to look for bad weather. The investigation indicated that the destroyers built to Admiralty design requirements had adequate strength.
1524:
828:"Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands, &c.: VI. — Vessels Under Rear-Admiral Commanding East Coast of England"
1173:
382:
set up a committee to investigate the strength and seaworthiness of its destroyers. As part of these investigations, a number of full-scale tests were carried out on
1137:
British
Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
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458:
332:
was laid down on 12 November 1896 and launched on 2 June 1897. On 9 March 1898, she carried out final trials, reaching an average speed of 31.2
1509:
1166:
743:
1049:
1011:
876:"Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands, &c.: VII. — Coast of Ireland Station"
1519:
1504:
1159:
1068:
1030:
987:
1108:
315:
232:
875:
322:(in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), with a secondary armament of five 6-pounder guns, and two
637:
428:
1470:
1464:
1359:
1329:
1182:
754:
424:
414:
258:
933:"Ships of the Royal Navy - Location/Action Date, 1914–1918: Part 2 - Admiralty "Pink Lists", 11 November 1918"
1292:
1234:
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902:"Ships of the Royal Navy - Location/Action Date, 1914–1918: Part 2 - Admiralty "Pink Lists", 2 January 1918"
323:
291:
238:
138:
1208:
854:"Ships of the Royal Navy - Location/Action Date, 1914–1918: Part 2 - Admiralty "Pink Lists", 30 June 1917"
827:
261:
314:(4,700 kW), and was fitted with four funnels. Armament was the standard for the 30-knotters, i.e. a
1190:
932:
901:
853:
295:
449:
remained part of the
Seventh Flotilla in June 1917, when she was undergoing refit. By September 1917,
1310:
1514:
1420:
1395:
1370:
1340:
1215:
758:
395:
303:
188:
1427:
1402:
1347:
1317:
1266:
1252:
1245:
298:
ordered from Lairds as part of the 1894–1895 programme. Like the other Laird-built 30-knotters,
1434:
1303:
1259:
1222:
1140:
1123:
1104:
1087:
1064:
1045:
1026:
1007:
983:
379:
1448:
1377:
1201:
372:
453:
had transferred to the
Northern Division of the Coast of Ireland Station, headquartered at
1441:
1273:
629:
432:
997:
361:
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307:
294:
programmed to be built by Lairds under the 1895–1896 programme. These followed on from
265:
194:
1498:
378:, which broke in two and sank while on its delivery voyage on 19 September 1901, the
368:
319:
272:
122:
76:
1003:
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Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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served, under the command of
Lieutenant and Commander B. Long, as part of the
311:
276:
268:
80:
1144:
1091:
144:
1127:
439:
remained part of the
Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, which transferred to the
386:
to determine the stresses to which destroyers could be exposed to at sea.
472:
465:
remained operating on the North
Channel Patrol until the end of the war.
454:
357:
20:
1151:
788:
Late 18th, 19th and early 20th
Century Naval and Naval Social History
440:
1078:
Hepper, David; Conway, Michael S. (June 2021). "Question 18/57".
318:(3 in (76 mm) calibre) gun on a platform on the ship's
1155:
364:
on 2 September 1901, taking part in the 1901 Naval Manoeuvres.
1042:
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
431:, also based at Devonport, in 1913. On the outbreak of the
978:
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
630:"The Birkenhead Destroyers: Official Trials of the Wolf"
336:(35.9 mph; 57.8 km/h) over the measured mile.
656:. No. 36547. London. 30 August 1901. p. 8.
1413:
1388:
1358:
1328:
1291:
1233:
1189:
1059:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
471:was sold for scrap on 1 July 1921 to S. Castle of
1061:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
980:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
1167:
1006:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
290:was ordered on 9 January 1896 as the last of
8:
1525:World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
588:
586:
952:
950:
641:. Vol. 85. 18 April 1898. p. 254.
1174:
1160:
1152:
576:
574:
572:
570:
427:, based at Devonport, in 1910, and of the
482:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
566:
537:
189:vertical triple-expansion steam engines
1021:Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972).
554:but she was renamed before acceptance.
27:
1044:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
652:"Naval & Military intelligence".
39:
7:
1484:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy
973:. Portsmouth, UK: J. Griffin and Co.
697:Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 98.
601:Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 94.
14:
1063:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
982:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
956:Dittmar and Colledge 1972, p. 57.
41:
1510:Ships built on the River Mersey
817:Corbett Vol. I 1920, pp. 15–16.
724:Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 18.
457:, carrying out patrols in the
443:on the East coast of England.
304:triple expansion steam engines
1:
1025:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
199:6,300 hp (4,698 kW)
296:four very similar destroyers
1122:. London: Putnam & Co.
1103:. London: Caxton Editions.
340:commissioned in July 1898.
213:(56 km/h; 35 mph)
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
1541:
1139:. London: Seeley Service.
1023:British Warships 1914–1919
668:"Earnest Class Destroyers"
429:Seventh Destroyer Flotilla
367:Following the loss of the
360:until she was paid off at
154:395 long tons (401 t)
18:
1520:B-class destroyers (1913)
1479:
1459:
1040:Friedman, Norman (2009).
751:Warship Histories, vol iv
292:six 30-knotter destroyers
178:9.75 ft (3.0 m)
170:21.5 ft (6.6 m)
129:
34:
30:
1505:Earnest-class destroyers
1135:March, Edgar J. (1966).
755:National Maritime Museum
733:Manning 1961, pp. 17–18.
715:Brown 2003, pp. 184–185.
425:Fifth Destroyer Flotilla
356:Destroyer Instructional
273:Laird, Son & Company
1118:Manning, T. D. (1961).
1000:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
744:"NMM, vessel ID 378940"
670:. World Naval Ships.com
271:. She was completed by
162:210 ft (64 m)
130:General characteristics
969:Brassey, T.A. (1902).
706:Friedman 2009, p. 304.
310:, rated at 6,300
262:torpedo boat destroyer
1120:The British Destroyer
1099:Lyon, David (2001) .
1080:Warship International
971:The Naval Annual 1902
922:Friedman 2009, p. 53.
619:Friedman 2009, p. 40.
610:Lyon 2001, pp. 98–99.
592:Lyon 2001, pp. 61–62.
398:tests in dry dock at
302:was propelled by two
1101:The First Destroyers
882:: 17. September 1917
808:Manning 1961, p. 26.
688:Brassey 1902, p. 90.
550:s original name was
423:was a member of the
413:was assigned to the
316:QF 12 pounder 12 cwt
77:Laird, Son & Co.
1389:Palmers final group
935:. Naval-history.net
904:. Naval-history.net
856:. Naval-history.net
396:hogging and sagging
371:-powered destroyer
1183:B-class destroyers
790:. pbenyon.plus.com
764:on 14 October 2013
402:. Following this,
1492:
1491:
1051:978-1-84832-049-9
1013:978-1-86176-281-8
580:Lyon 2001, p. 62.
529:
528:
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233:QF 12-pounder gun
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1148:
1131:
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757:. Archived from
748:
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435:in August 1914,
390:was fitted with
324:18 inch (450 mm)
239:18 inch (450 mm)
90:12 November 1896
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1098:
1077:
1071:
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1033:
1020:
1014:
998:Colledge, J. J.
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977:
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503:September 1915
481:
479:Pennant numbers
433:First World War
394:and subject to
346:
326:torpedo tubes.
308:Normand boilers
285:
195:Normand boilers
47:
42:
40:
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17:
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1086:(2): 100–101.
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111:Decommissioned
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1463:Preceded by:
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1070:0-85177-245-5
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459:North Channel
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392:strain gauges
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320:conning tower
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242:torpedo tubes
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525:Retirement
193:Coal-fired
98:2 June 1897
1515:1897 ships
1499:Categories
784:"HMS Wolf"
400:Portsmouth
277:Birkenhead
269:Royal Navy
218:Complement
183:Propulsion
81:Birkenhead
1312:Sprightly
1145:164893555
1092:0043-0374
794:16 August
768:16 August
654:The Times
562:Citations
380:Admiralty
362:Devonport
354:Devonport
279:in 1897.
145:destroyer
106:July 1898
103:Completed
87:Laid down
1422:Kangaroo
1397:Albacore
1372:Myrmidon
1361:Myrmidon
1342:Spiteful
1331:Spiteful
1217:Thrasher
939:27 March
908:27 March
886:27 March
860:27 March
838:27 March
552:Squirrel
473:Plymouth
455:Buncrana
358:Flotilla
226:Armament
123:Scrapped
95:Launched
21:HMS Wolf
1471:C class
1465:A class
1429:Express
1404:Bonetta
1349:Peterel
1319:Success
1268:Panther
1254:Griffon
1247:Earnest
1236:Earnest
1128:6470051
415:B Class
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