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rescued the barge's crew. The following year she participated in the 1901 British Naval
Manoeuvres. In March 1902 Lieutenant James W. G. Innes was appointed in command, but the appointment was cancelled and Lieutenant Wyndham L. Bamber was appointed in command the following month. She served in the
449:
was laid down on 1 July 1894 and launched on 13 December 1895. Thames Iron Works was relatively inexperienced in building torpedo craft (it had previously built the hull of a single torpedo boat as a subcontractor for
563:
On 30 August 1912 the
Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance. Like all the surviving Twenty-six and Twenty-seven Knotters,
458:) and it took a long time for the ship to be completed and to complete trials (where she eventually reached the contract speed of 27 knots), not being accepted by the Navy until January 1900.
428:
torpedo tubes. Thames Iron Work's design had three funnels, with the forward funnel widely separated from the other two, with one of the two torpedo tubes positioned in this gap. Three
412:
These destroyers were not of a standard design, with the
Admiralty laying down broad requirements, including a trial speed of 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h), a "turtleback"
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516:
1078:
1042:
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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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409:'s 1893–1894 shipbuilding programme, one of 36 "Twenty-seven Knotter" destroyers ordered from 14 different shipbuilders for this programme.
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was not particularly successful in service and no further orders for destroyers were placed with Thames Iron Works for many years.
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424:(in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), with a secondary armament of five 6-pounder guns, and two
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s six-pounder guns and two of her boats were knocked into the sea, but no crew were injured. After repair,
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served in
British home waters for the whole of her career. In January 1900 she was employed as
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formed part of the 6th
Destroyer Flotilla in 1910, and in 1912. On 14 June 1911 the destroyer
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was built by Thames Iron Works and launched in 1895 as the fifth Royal Navy ship to be named
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17:
948:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
572:. The class letters were painted on the hull below the bridge area and on a funnel.
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was attached to the submarine flotilla based at Dundee, relieving the destroyer
885:"List of Vessels Available for Subsidiary Services, Hulks and Vessels for Sale"
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off
Sheerness, sinking the barge and damaging the destroyer's bow.
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486:, special service vessel, for training duties in connection with
420:(3 in (76 mm) calibre) gun on a platform on the ship's
1151:
1060:
968:
British
Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
842:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard".
827:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard".
507:
Instructional flotilla in May 1902, and took part in the
923:
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
692:. No. 36052. London. 30 January 1900. p. 11.
776:. No. 36847. London. 15 August 1902. p. 5.
746:. No. 36740. London. 12 April 1902. p. 12.
1220:
1185:
985:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
731:. No. 36707. London. 5 March 1902. p. 5.
987:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
925:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
761:. No. 36777. London. 26 May 1902. p. 7.
620:
618:
321:27 kn (31 mph; 50 km/h) (trials)
707:. No. 36031. 18 October 1900. p. 11.
579:was laid up at Sheerness and listed for sale.
1163:
1072:
951:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
490:Naval School of Gunnery. On 17 October 1900,
8:
539:during night exercises off the mouth of the
1362:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
1137:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
846:. Vol. 34. September 1911. p. 38.
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608:
606:
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899:– via National Library of Scotland.
583:was sold for scrapping on 30 July 1914.
443:(3,600 kW) and driving two shafts.
30:For other ships with the same name, see
844:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
831:. Vol. 33. July 1911. p. 439.
829:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
592:
38:
970:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
757:"Naval & Military intelligence".
742:"Naval & Military intelligence".
727:"Naval & Military intelligence".
703:"Naval & Military Intelligence".
688:"Naval & Military intelligence".
252:204 ft 6 in (62.33 m)
131:
7:
918:. Portsmouth, UK: J. Griffin and Co.
397:was ordered on 7 February 1894 from
240:365 long tons (371 t) full load
369:, later classified as part of the
25:
989:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
927:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
633:Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 91
279:7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
309:multiple expansion steam engines
133:
55:
856:Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 18.
454:(who supplied the engines for
1:
416:and a standard armament of a
361:was a "Twenty-seven Knotter"
891:. March 1913. p. 410-15
772:"Naval Review at Spithead".
385:was sold for scrap in 1914.
381:. Entering service in 1900,
206:Sold for scrap, 30 July 1914
1027:. London: Putnam & Co.
1008:. London: Caxton Editions.
437:reciprocating steam engines
1414:
1044:. London: Seeley Service.
515:on 16 August 1902 for the
29:
1398:A-class destroyers (1913)
1357:
1343:
1112:
1097:
966:Friedman, Norman (2009).
795:Warship Histories, vol xi
678:Friedman 2009, pp. 44–45.
210:
126:
45:
41:
1040:March, Edgar J. (1966).
865:Manning 1961, pp. 17–18.
799:National Maritime Museum
494:collided with the barge
452:Maudslay, Sons and Field
258:200 ft (61 m)
211:General characteristics
1388:Ships built in Leamouth
1023:Manning, T. D. (1961).
945:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
788:"NMM, vessel ID 379125"
271:20 ft (6.1 m)
1383:Zebra-class destroyers
914:Brassey, T.A. (1902).
1025:The British Destroyer
1004:Lyon, David (2001) .
916:The Naval Annual 1902
669:Friedman 2009, p. 40.
660:Lyon 2001, pp. 98–99.
624:Brassey 1902, p. 274.
27:Zebra-class destroyer
18:Zebra-class destroyer
1006:The First Destroyers
874:Manning 1961, p. 34.
717:Brassey 1902, p. 91.
568:was assigned to the
439:rated at 4,800
418:QF 12 pounder 12 cwt
468:Operational history
1179:A-class destroyers
435:fed four-cylinder
433:water-tube boilers
303:water tube boilers
1370:
1369:
1221:"27-knotter" type
1186:"26-knotter" type
1145:
1144:
977:978-1-84832-049-9
958:978-1-86176-281-8
651:Lyon 2001, p. 20.
642:Lyon 2001, p. 19.
612:Lyon 2001, p. 91.
407:British Admiralty
403:Blackwall, London
399:Thames Iron Works
353:
352:
347:2 Ă— torpedo tubes
169:Thames Iron Works
82:Succeeded by
16:(Redirected from
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1091:-class destroyer
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311:driving 2 shafts
190:13 December 1895
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575:By March 1913,
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284:Installed power
160:7 February 1894
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106:1900–1914
98:1894–1895
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224:Displacement
198:January 1900
195:Commissioned
150:
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36:
287:4,800
182:1 July 1894
69:Preceded by
1393:1895 ships
1377:Categories
521:Edward VII
517:coronation
505:Portsmouth
414:forecastle
367:Royal Navy
326:Complement
301:3 Ă— White
296:Propulsion
233:(310
63:Royal Navy
1325:Swordfish
1119:Swordfish
1050:164893555
812:10 August
774:The Times
759:The Times
744:The Times
729:The Times
705:The Times
690:The Times
587:Citations
543:. One of
488:Sheerness
363:destroyer
231:long tons
179:Laid down
173:Bow Creek
111:Completed
74:Swordfish
51:Operators
32:HMS Zebra
1317:Sturgeon
1285:Conflict
895:25 April
519:of King
513:Spithead
511:held at
483:Wildfire
334:Armament
187:Launched
119:Scrapped
1349:B class
1301:Sunfish
1277:Fervent
1269:Banshee
1237:Charger
1033:6470051
570:A Class
480:to the
371:A Class
365:of the
276:Draught
237:) light
165:Builder
157:Ordered
127:History
1309:Rocket
1261:Salmon
1229:Ardent
1210:Ferret
1202:Havock
1194:Daring
1048:
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557:Teazer
532:Zephyr
478:tender
247:Length
60:
1335:class
1333:Zebra
1327:class
1319:class
1311:class
1303:class
1295:class
1293:Handy
1287:class
1279:class
1271:class
1263:class
1255:class
1253:Janus
1247:class
1245:Hardy
1239:class
1231:class
1212:class
1204:class
1196:class
1130:class
1128:Quail
1121:class
1103:Zebra
1089:Zebra
806:(PDF)
791:(PDF)
581:Zebra
577:Zebra
566:Zebra
552:Zebra
548:'
545:Zebra
537:Zebra
527:Zebra
500:Zebra
496:Emily
492:Zebra
474:Zebra
462:Zebra
456:Zebra
447:Zebra
430:White
395:Zebra
383:Zebra
379:Zebra
375:Zebra
358:Zebra
318:Speed
151:Zebra
95:Built
89:class
87:Quail
76:class
1046:OCLC
1029:OCLC
1010:ISBN
991:ISBN
972:ISBN
953:ISBN
929:ISBN
897:2020
814:2013
472:HMS
393:HMS
356:HMS
268:Beam
229:310
219:none
203:Fate
149:HMS
146:Name
441:ihp
307:2Ă—
289:ihp
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