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On 30 August 1912 the
Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by alpha characters starting with the letter 'A'. Since her design speed was 30-knots and she had three funnels she was assigned to the C class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as a C class destroyer and had
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and launched on 3 July 1897. During her builder's trials she made her contracted speed requirement. She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in
January 1899.
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ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval
Estimates. She was the sixth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1806 for a cutter sold in 1816.
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British
Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
1268:
352:. She remained in this deployment for the duration of the First World War. Her duties included anti-submarine and counter mining patrols.
1232:
819:
435:
NOTE: All tabular data under
General Characteristics only from the listed Jane's Fighting Ships volume unless otherwise specified
1253:
716:
678:
1263:
735:
697:
654:
601:
517:
494:. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1898, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 84 to 85.
471:
754:
812:
451:. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1905, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 77.
231:
41:
315:
After commissioning she was assigned to the
Devonport Flotilla and spent her entire career in Home Waters.
122:
23 July 1919 to Thos W Ward of
Sheffield for breaking at New Holland, Lincolnshire on the Humber Estuary
805:
348:
based at
Devonport. In September the 7th Flotilla was redeployed to the Humber River tendered to HMS
309:
80:
1225:
1219:
828:
301:
282:
238:
135:
73:
669:
249:
877:
345:
336:
the letter C painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel.
328:
She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers during spring 1902, and was in the dockyard at
1178:
1100:
1093:
909:
8:
1258:
1079:
1061:
1160:
1107:
1086:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
980:
973:
891:
849:
329:
319:
318:
In March 1900 she was commissioned by
Lieutenant William Bowden-Smith and the crew of
1153:
1132:
1012:
948:
786:
769:
750:
731:
712:
693:
674:
650:
597:
513:
467:
178:
670:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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1196:
1146:
1139:
1125:
1054:
1047:
994:
987:
870:
856:
966:
916:
884:
863:
934:
664:
157:
363:
of Sheffield for breaking at New Holland, Lincolnshire on the Humber Estuary.
1247:
790:
360:
184:
773:
245:
620:
266:
355:
In 1919 she was paid off and laid-up in reserve awaiting disposal. HMS
621:""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class"
20:
797:
297:
285:
138:
842:
305:
76:
332:
to repair defects in her steering gear in September that year.
709:
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
210:
1,615 nmi (2,991 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
187:
driving 2 shafts producing 6,300 shp (4,700 kW)
645:
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
596:. Conway Maritime Press. 2006 . p. Page 17 to 19.
582:. No. 36880. London. 23 September 1902. p. 8.
552:. No. 36094. London. 20 March 1900. p. 7.
537:. No. 36091. London. 16 March 1900. p. 6.
726:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
567:. No. 36767. London. 14 May 1902. p. 12.
344:August 1914 found her in active commission in the
728:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
647:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
594:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
325:to take her place in the Instructional Flotilla.
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644:
687:
663:
813:
688:Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J. (1972).
673:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
485:
483:
1269:World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
725:
234:L/40 naval gun on a P Mark I Low angle mount
241:L/40 Naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
820:
806:
503:
501:
492:Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships 1898
480:
291:
165:9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) Draught
706:
615:
613:
512:. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 76.
466:. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 77.
19:For other ships with the same name, see
763:
498:
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827:
801:
780:
711:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
610:
578:"Naval & Military intelligence".
563:"Naval & Military intelligence".
548:"Naval & Military intelligence".
533:"Naval & Military intelligence".
39:
1233:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy
744:
510:Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I
507:
489:
464:Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I
461:
446:
183:2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE)
153:400 long tons (406 t) full load
150:350 long tons (356 t) standard
13:
366:
14:
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730:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
649:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
40:
638:
586:
571:
556:
541:
526:
455:
440:
339:
283:Doxford three funnel - 30 knot
136:Doxford three funnel - 30 knot
1:
1254:Ships built on the River Wear
692:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
430:
359:was sold on 23 July 1919 to
162:21 ft (6.4 m) Beam
7:
1073:Hawthorn Leslie 30 knotters
768:. London: Putnam & Co.
749:. London: Caxton Editions.
232:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I
65:1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
10:
1285:
785:. London: Seeley Service.
690:British Warships 1914–1919
449:Jane’s Fighting Ships 1905
18:
1264:C-class destroyers (1913)
1214:
1189:
1171:
1118:
1072:
1005:
959:
927:
902:
835:
707:Friedman, Norman (2009).
257:
250:18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
197:30 kn (56 km/h)
126:
34:
30:
1190:Parsons turbine specials
781:March, Edgar J. (1966).
302:William Doxford and Sons
239:QF 6-pdr 8 cwt naval gun
156:214 ft (65 m)
74:William Doxford and Sons
1172:Thornycroft 33 knotters
764:Manning, T. D. (1961).
667:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
490:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
447:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
300:on 13 July 1896 at the
292:Construction and career
127:General characteristics
114:Laid up in reserve 1919
1119:Fairfields 30 knotters
508:Jane, Fred T. (1990).
462:Jane, Fred T. (1990).
346:7th Destroyer Flotilla
1006:Clydebank 30 knotters
766:The British Destroyer
745:Lyon, David (2001) .
747:The First Destroyers
960:Vickers 30 knotters
928:Doxford 30 knotters
220:63 officers and men
836:Palmer 30 knotters
829:C-class destroyers
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680:978-1-86176-281-8
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207:95 tons coal
179:water tube boiler
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741:
722:
703:
684:
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632:
631:
629:
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607:
590:
584:
583:
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569:
568:
560:
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553:
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530:
524:
523:
505:
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371:
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177:4 × Thornycroft
47:
44:
28:
27:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1274:
1273:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1237:
1210:
1185:
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923:
898:
831:
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561:
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531:
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17:
12:
11:
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1272:
1271:
1266:
1261:
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1239:
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1120:
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1074:
1070:
1069:
1067:
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1059:
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1045:
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1017:
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374:Pennant Number
368:
365:
341:
338:
293:
290:
271:
270:
264:
260:
259:
258:Service record
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111:Out of service
108:
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1257:
1255:
1252:
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1234:
1231:
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1218:Preceded by:
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361:Thos. W. Ward
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185:steam engines
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942:
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106:January 1899
103:Commissioned
90:13 July 1896
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879:Flying Fish
421:13 Sep 1918
402:1 Jan 1918
391:1 Sep 1915
340:World War I
269:1914 - 1918
267:World War I
263:Operations:
244:2 × single
98:3 July 1897
1259:1897 ships
1248:Categories
431:References
410:1 Jan 1918
399:1 Sep 1915
388:6 Dec 1914
310:Sunderland
217:Complement
172:Propulsion
81:Sunderland
21:HMS Sylvia
1180:Albatross
1102:Racehorse
1095:Greyhound
911:Bullfinch
791:164893555
580:The Times
565:The Times
550:The Times
535:The Times
330:Sheerness
298:laid down
286:destroyer
139:destroyer
87:Laid down
1081:Cheerful
1063:Vigilant
296:She was
225:Armament
95:Launched
1226:D class
1220:B class
1162:Ostrich
1109:Roebuck
1088:Mermaid
1042:Kestrel
1035:Vulture
1028:Recruit
1021:Electra
982:Leopard
975:Bittern
893:Whiting
851:Chamois
774:6470051
350:Leander
322:Chamois
306:Pallion
77:Pallion
70:Builder
62:Ordered
35:History
1155:Osprey
1134:Falcon
1014:Brazen
950:Violet
943:Sylvia
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626:1 June
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357:Sylvia
281:was a
278:Sylvia
56:Sylvia
1205:Viper
1198:Velox
1148:Leven
1141:Gipsy
1127:Fairy
1056:Tiger
1049:Thorn
996:Vixen
989:Otter
872:Flirt
858:Crane
246:tubes
202:Range
194:Speed
968:Avon
918:Dove
886:Star
865:Fawn
787:OCLC
770:OCLC
751:ISBN
732:ISBN
713:ISBN
694:ISBN
675:ISBN
651:ISBN
628:2013
598:ISBN
514:ISBN
468:ISBN
377:From
320:HMS
276:HMS
248:for
237:5 ×
230:1 ×
119:Fate
52:Name
936:Lee
844:Bat
418:H03
407:D84
396:D69
385:D23
380:To
158:o/a
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