330:, drove two propeller shafts. The machinery was intended to produce 4,500 indicated horsepower (3,400 kW) giving a speed of 21–22 knots (24–25 mph; 39–41 km/h). The use of locomotive boilers was not a success, with the machinery being unreliable and unable to provide the expected power. The machinery actually delivered 3,600 indicated horsepower (2,700 kW) giving a speed of 18.7 knots (21.5 mph; 34.6 km/h) when forced and 2,500 indicated horsepower (1,900 kW) giving 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) under natural draft.
43:
333:
The ship was armed with two 4.7 inch (120 mm) QF guns mounted fore and aft on the ships centreline, backed up by four 3-pounder (47 mm) guns (two in single mounts on the ship's beam and two in casemates forward). Five 14-inch torpedo tubes were fitted (one fixed in the ship's bow and two
364:
took part in that year's Naval
Manoeuvres. She again took part in the Naval Manoeuvres in August the next year, where she suffered leaks in one of her high pressure pistons. Under the command of Commander William Benwell, she arrived at
604:
While most sources list displacement as 735 long tons (747 t), Friedman gives a displacement of 828 long tons (841 t) normal and 1,070 long tons (1,090 t) full load.
1289:
1312:
546:
1437:
1340:
1347:
1396:
1375:
1382:
1282:
406:
s cutters capsized just off
Sheerness Pier. Eight of the fourteen men aboard the cutter were drowned. In 1908 she underwent an extensive refit at
1458:
369:
from
Scotland in September 1902 for a refit. She left for Scotland to join the Home Fleet the following month, and in November 1902 was at
1275:
48:
246:. She was built at Devonport Dockyard from 188–1890. She was converted to a minesweeper in 1909 and continued these duties during the
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117:
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ships, while carrying a heavier armament. As torpedo gunboats, they were intended to defend the fleet from attack by
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was a member of the Second Fleet
Sweeping Flotilla, based at Scapa Flow as part of the Grand Fleet, in July 1917.
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307:
142:
1244:. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XIX. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1939.
1231:. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XIV. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1926.
1218:. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XII. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1925.
1205:. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. XI. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1924.
1192:. Naval Staff Monographs (Historical). Vol. X. Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division. 1924.
455:, north-west of Lough Swilly, and despite efforts to tow her to safety, sank later that day. As a result,
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November 1914 to the end of January 1915
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410:, with her boilers being re-tubed, and was converted to a minesweeper in 1908–1909.
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had both periscopes damaged and was forced to abort her patrol and return to home.
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to improve seakeeping. They were 242 feet 0 inches (73.76 m) long
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Outbreak of War to 27 August 1914
274:, to be faster and more seaworthy than the preceding prototype torpedo gunboat,
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twin mounts), with three reload torpedoes carried. The ship had a crew of 91.
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rammed the submarine, which turned over onto her side before disappearing.
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Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the
Winning of the Great War at Sea
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were on the way from Scapa Flow to carry out an anti-submarine patrol off
437:. In August 1914, the minesweepers attached to the Grand Fleet, including
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on 15 March 1889. She was completed on 1 July 1890 at a cost of £52,000.
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396:
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243:
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291:, while being capable of carrying out torpedo attacks themselves.
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Monograph No. 24: Home Waters Part II: September and
October 1914
1225:
Monograph No. 30: Home Waters Part V: From July to
October 1915
434:
1090:
British
Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
1148:
The Grand Fleet 1914–1916: Its Creation, Development and Work
1235:
1222:
1209:
1196:
1183:
960:
948:
936:
912:
900:
1064:. History of the Great War. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
874:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard".
859:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Sheerness Dockyard".
1438:
List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy
1297:
791:. No. 36879. London. 22 September 1902. p. 8.
1130:. Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles (Publishers).
821:. No. 36931. London. 21 November 1902. p. 5.
298:
s were larger than the preceding ships, with a raised
1003:
Warrior to Dreadnought: Warship Development 1860–1905
806:. No. 36905. London. 22 October 1902. p. 9.
1039:Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
441:were employed on carrying out daily sweeps of the
314:of 27 feet 0 inches (8.23 m) and a
1109:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
1041:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
1450:
1038:
842:
840:
659:
636:
1068:
975:
655:
653:
651:
649:
647:
645:
776:. Vol. XVII. September 1895. p. 232.
373:during the visit of the German Imperial yacht
1283:
1107:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
837:
731:
729:
318:of 10 feet 7 inches (3.23 m).
1106:
971:
969:
846:
689:
687:
685:
642:
630:
266:-class was designed under the leadership of
863:. Vol. XXX. January 1908. p. 211.
672:
670:
668:
545:was sold for scrap on 20 March 1920 to the
1290:
1276:
726:
704:
702:
618:
257:
966:
741:
682:
520:250 yards (230 m) off her port bow.
1144:
1087:
1069:Dittmar, F. J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972).
888:
747:
693:
676:
665:
624:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1155:
1057:
991:
878:. Vol. XXX. May 1908. p. 402.
876:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
861:The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
759:
735:
699:
1451:
1164:
924:
772:"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective".
194:19 kn (22 mph; 35 km/h)
1271:
1248:
1092:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1024:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1019:
1000:
831:
802:"Naval & Military intelligence".
787:"Naval & Military intelligence".
708:
141:230 ft 0 in (70.10 m)
39:
1251:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I
1125:
720:
399:in 1907. On 14 December 1907 one of
322:was 735 long tons (747 t). Two
1459:Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboats
1160:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
996:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
13:
556:
413:
160:10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
152:27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
14:
1480:
1111:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
1043:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
961:Naval Staff Monograph No. 35 1939
949:Naval Staff Monograph No. 30 1926
937:Naval Staff Monograph No. 24 1924
913:Naval Staff Monograph No. 24 1924
901:Naval Staff Monograph No. 23 1924
445:. On 27 October, the battleship
1151:. London: Cassell & Company.
41:
985:
954:
942:
930:
918:
906:
894:
882:
867:
852:
825:
810:
795:
780:
765:
753:
1464:Ships built in Plymouth, Devon
1005:. London: Chatham Publishing.
714:
598:
324:triple-expansion steam engines
272:Director of Naval Construction
180:triple expansion steam engines
168:3,600 ihp (2,700 kW)
1:
1073:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
611:
514:spotted the German submarine
425:joined the newly established
1128:Jane's Fighting Ships 1906/7
1126:Jane, Fred T., ed. (1970) .
992:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1895).
660:Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979
637:Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979
487:in clearing this minefield.
254:was sold for scrap in 1920.
7:
1253:. London: Studio Editions.
1156:Leyland, John, ed. (1901).
1061:Naval Operations: Volume II
1058:Corbett, Julian S. (1921).
976:Dittmar & Colledge 1972
537:
459:together with sister ships
215:4 × 3-pounder (47 mm ) guns
212:2 × 4.7 in (120 mm) QF guns
10:
1485:
1165:Massie, Robert K. (2007).
1071:British Warships 1914–1919
1022:Royal Navy Torpedo Vessels
355:
133:735 long tons (747 t)
18:
1433:
1407:
1308:
1169:. London: Vintage Books.
1088:Friedman, Norman (2009).
306:and 230 feet (70 m)
218:5 × 14 inch torpedo tubes
108:
34:
30:
847:Gardiner & Gray 1985
591:
1302:-class torpedo gunboats
1145:Jellicoe, John (1919).
547:Cornish Salvage Company
418:On the outbreak of the
395:in 1906 and joined the
383:was refitted with Reed
258:Design and construction
109:General characteristics
817:"The German Emperor".
308:between perpendiculars
1158:The Naval Annual 1901
1001:Brown, D. K. (2003).
994:The Naval Annual 1895
348:on 12 April 1888 and
1249:Moore, John (1990).
762:, pp. 62–63, 67
1020:Brown, Les (2023).
774:The Marine Engineer
268:William Henry White
963:, pp. 292–294
927:, pp. 141–142
915:, pp. 131–133
577:1914–January 1918
471:were ordered from
451:struck a mine off
408:Sheerness dockyard
391:was in reserve at
385:water-tube boilers
367:Sheerness dockyard
346:Devonport Dockyard
328:locomotive boilers
71:Devonport Dockyard
16:British naval ship
1446:
1445:
1176:978-0-099-52378-9
1099:978-1-84832-049-9
1031:978-1-3990-2285-9
589:
588:
494:and the gunboats
490:On 16 July 1915,
224:
223:
1476:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1245:
1243:
1232:
1230:
1219:
1217:
1206:
1204:
1193:
1191:
1180:
1161:
1152:
1141:
1122:
1103:
1084:
1065:
1054:
1035:
1016:
997:
979:
973:
964:
958:
952:
951:, pp. 27–28
946:
940:
934:
928:
922:
916:
910:
904:
898:
892:
886:
880:
879:
871:
865:
864:
856:
850:
844:
835:
829:
823:
822:
814:
808:
807:
799:
793:
792:
784:
778:
777:
769:
763:
757:
751:
745:
739:
733:
724:
718:
712:
706:
697:
691:
680:
674:
663:
657:
640:
634:
628:
627:, pp. 30–32
622:
605:
602:
561:
560:
405:
375:SMY Hohenzollern
51:
46:
45:
44:
28:
27:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1474:
1473:
1449:
1448:
1447:
1442:
1429:
1403:
1304:
1296:
1261:
1241:
1228:
1215:
1202:
1189:
1177:
1138:
1119:
1100:
1081:
1051:
1032:
1013:
988:
983:
982:
974:
967:
959:
955:
947:
943:
935:
931:
923:
919:
911:
907:
899:
895:
887:
883:
873:
872:
868:
858:
857:
853:
845:
838:
830:
826:
816:
815:
811:
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796:
786:
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771:
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766:
758:
754:
746:
742:
734:
727:
719:
715:
707:
700:
692:
683:
675:
666:
658:
643:
635:
631:
623:
619:
614:
609:
608:
603:
599:
594:
585:January 1918 –
559:
557:Pennant numbers
540:
420:First World War
416:
414:First World War
403:
360:In August 1894
358:
260:
248:First World War
242:of the British
240:torpedo gunboat
165:Installed power
124:torpedo gunboat
47:
42:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1482:
1472:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1444:
1443:
1441:
1440:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1418:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1401:
1394:
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1295:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1272:
1266:
1265:
1259:
1246:
1233:
1220:
1207:
1194:
1181:
1175:
1162:
1153:
1142:
1136:
1123:
1117:
1104:
1098:
1085:
1079:
1066:
1055:
1049:
1036:
1030:
1017:
1011:
998:
987:
984:
981:
980:
965:
953:
941:
929:
917:
905:
893:
891:, pp. 7–9
881:
866:
851:
836:
824:
809:
794:
779:
764:
752:
740:
725:
713:
698:
681:
664:
641:
629:
616:
615:
613:
610:
607:
606:
596:
595:
593:
590:
587:
586:
583:
579:
578:
575:
571:
570:
567:
565:Pennant number
558:
555:
539:
536:
443:Pentland Firth
415:
412:
357:
354:
326:, fed by four
280:and the three
259:
256:
222:
221:
220:
219:
216:
213:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
186:
185:
182:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
115:
114:Class and type
111:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
57:
53:
52:
49:United Kingdom
37:
36:
32:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1481:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1432:
1426:
1424:
1420:Followed by:
1419:
1417:
1415:
1411:Preceded by:
1410:
1409:
1406:
1400:
1399:
1395:
1393:
1392:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1365:
1364:
1360:
1358:
1357:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1346:
1344:
1343:
1339:
1337:
1336:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1303:
1301:
1293:
1288:
1286:
1281:
1279:
1274:
1273:
1270:
1262:
1260:1-85170-378-0
1256:
1252:
1247:
1240:
1239:
1234:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1214:
1213:
1208:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1188:
1187:
1182:
1178:
1172:
1168:
1163:
1159:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1143:
1139:
1137:0-7153-4715-2
1133:
1129:
1124:
1120:
1118:0-85177-245-5
1114:
1110:
1105:
1101:
1095:
1091:
1086:
1082:
1080:0-7110-0380-7
1076:
1072:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1056:
1052:
1050:0-85177-133-5
1046:
1042:
1037:
1033:
1027:
1023:
1018:
1014:
1008:
1004:
999:
995:
990:
989:
978:, p. 107
977:
972:
970:
962:
957:
950:
945:
939:, p. 134
938:
933:
926:
921:
914:
909:
902:
897:
890:
889:Jellicoe 1919
885:
877:
870:
862:
855:
848:
843:
841:
833:
828:
820:
813:
805:
798:
790:
783:
775:
768:
761:
756:
749:
748:Friedman 2009
744:
738:, p. 215
737:
732:
730:
722:
717:
711:, p. 115
710:
705:
703:
696:, p. 288
695:
694:Friedman 2009
690:
688:
686:
678:
677:Friedman 2009
673:
671:
669:
661:
656:
654:
652:
650:
648:
646:
638:
633:
626:
625:Friedman 2009
621:
617:
601:
597:
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581:
580:
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566:
563:
562:
554:
552:
548:
544:
535:
533:
529:
527:
523:
519:
518:
513:
509:
508:Muckle Flugga
505:
504:
499:
498:
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488:
486:
485:
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469:
464:
463:
458:
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382:
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372:
368:
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347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
292:
290:
289:torpedo-boats
286:
284:
279:
278:
273:
269:
265:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
238:
236:
231:
230:
217:
214:
211:
210:
209:
206:
205:
201:
198:
197:
193:
190:
189:
183:
181:
177:
176:
175:
172:
171:
167:
164:
163:
159:
156:
155:
151:
148:
147:
144:
140:
137:
136:
132:
129:
128:
125:
122:
120:
116:
113:
112:
107:
103:
100:
99:
95:
92:
91:
88:15 March 1889
87:
84:
83:
80:18 April 1888
79:
76:
75:
72:
69:
66:
65:
62:
58:
55:
54:
50:
38:
33:
29:
26:
22:
21:HMS Speedwell
1422:
1413:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1326:
1320:
1314:Sharpshooter
1313:
1300:Sharpshooter
1299:
1250:
1237:
1224:
1211:
1198:
1185:
1166:
1157:
1147:
1127:
1108:
1089:
1070:
1060:
1040:
1021:
1012:1-84067-5292
1002:
993:
986:Bibliography
956:
944:
932:
920:
908:
903:, p. 53
896:
884:
875:
869:
860:
854:
849:, p. 19
834:, p. 65
827:
818:
812:
803:
797:
788:
782:
773:
767:
760:Brassey 1895
755:
750:, p. 31
743:
736:Brassey 1895
723:, p. 81
716:
679:, p. 32
662:, p. 89
639:, p. 87
632:
620:
600:
542:
541:
531:
530:
525:
521:
516:
511:
502:
496:
491:
489:
483:
477:
467:
461:
456:
447:
438:
422:
417:
400:
388:
380:
379:
361:
359:
337:
336:
332:
320:Displacement
296:Sharpshooter
295:
293:
282:
276:
264:Sharpshooter
263:
261:
251:
235:Sharpshooter
234:
228:
226:
225:
130:Displacement
119:Sharpshooter
118:
60:
25:
1414:Grasshopper
925:Massie 2007
453:Tory Island
427:Grand Fleet
371:Queensferry
283:Grasshopper
277:Rattlesnake
96:1 July 1890
1469:1889 ships
1453:Categories
1370:Karrakatta
1342:Salamander
832:Moore 1990
709:Brown 2003
612:References
551:Ilfracombe
473:Scapa Flow
431:Scapa Flow
397:Home Fleet
300:forecastle
244:Royal Navy
199:Complement
173:Propulsion
1363:Boomerang
1349:Sheldrake
1328:Speedwell
819:The Times
804:The Times
789:The Times
721:Jane 1906
543:Speedwell
532:Speedwell
522:Speedwell
512:Speedwell
492:Speedwell
457:Speedwell
448:Audacious
439:Speedwell
423:Speedwell
401:Speedwell
389:Speedwell
387:in 1903.
381:Speedwell
362:Speedwell
342:laid down
338:Speedwell
310:, with a
252:Speedwell
229:Speedwell
104:Sold 1920
93:Completed
77:Laid down
61:Speedwell
1391:Gossamer
1356:Skipjack
538:Disposal
503:Gossamer
475:to join
462:Skipjack
350:launched
207:Armament
184:2 shafts
85:Launched
1398:Gleaner
1377:Plassey
1335:Seagull
1321:Spanker
468:Seagull
393:Chatham
356:Service
316:draught
304:overall
157:Draught
67:Builder
35:History
1384:Assaye
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569:Dates
435:Orkney
270:, the
237:-class
232:was a
138:Length
121:-class
1425:class
1423:Alarm
1416:class
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592:Notes
510:when
497:Circe
484:Circe
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285:class
191:Speed
1255:ISBN
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526:U-41
517:U-41
500:and
481:and
478:Leda
465:and
340:was
312:beam
294:The
262:The
227:HMS
149:Beam
101:Fate
59:HMS
56:Name
582:PA4
574:P68
549:of
433:in
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