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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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Lieutenant
Charles Pleydell Mansel was appointed in command in July 1902, but was succeeded by Lieutenant Harry Lionel Wells already the next month, on 18 August 1902. Her boilers were re-tubed and her hull and machinery were refitted in 1903.
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was present at the Royal Naval Review at
Spithead in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In 1897 she was deployed to the China Station and remained there for the rest of her service life.
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and launched on 26 August 1896. During her builder's trials she made her contracted speed requirement. She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in June 1897.
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were involved in operations against the Taku forts and
Chinese destroyers. This resulted in the capture of four Chinese destroyers including
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was on the disposal list but with the commencement of hostilities she remained on China
Station for the duration of the First World War.
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During the summer of 1911 she was at
Nanking during the Revolution in China and from there she moved on to Kiu Kiang and Hankow.
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She was awarded the Battle Honour "China 1900" for her participation in operations during the
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ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval
Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name.
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Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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607:""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class"
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On 17 June 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion in China, she and
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was sold for breaking on 27 November 1919 in Hong Kong.
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712:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
544:. No. 36824. London. 19 July 1902. p. 8.
714:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
633:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
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135:Sold for breaking at Hong Kong, 27 November 1919
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272:L/40 naval gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
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334:She was laid down on 13 April 1896 at the
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519:. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 76.
473:. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 77.
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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406:to witness two night attacks made by
176:219 ft 9 in (66.98 m)
81:Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
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1219:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy
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517:Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I
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166:420 long tons (427 t) full load
163:390 long tons (396 t) standard
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195:8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
187:20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
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203:6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
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678:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan.
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277:QF 6-pdr 8 cwt L/40 naval gun
321:Palmer three funnel, 30 knot
279:on a Mark I* low angle mount
149:Palmer three funnel, 30 knot
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1059:Hawthorn Leslie 30 knotters
754:. London: Putnam & Co.
735:. London: Caxton Editions.
270:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I
72:1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy
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235:30 kn (56 km/h)
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767:March, Edgar J. (1966).
117:Laid up in reserve, 1919
1158:Thornycroft 33 knotters
750:Manning, T. D. (1961).
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570:The Dreadnought Project
497:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
454:Jane, Fred T. (1969) .
215:Reed water tube boilers
140:General characteristics
1105:Fairfields 30 knotters
515:Jane, Fred T. (1990).
469:Jane, Fred T. (1990).
992:Clydebank 30 knotters
752:The British Destroyer
731:Lyon, David (2001) .
440:Jane's Fighting Ships
733:The First Destroyers
946:Vickers 30 knotters
914:Doxford 30 knotters
258:60 officers and men
822:Palmer 30 knotters
815:C-class destroyers
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106:Commissioned
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865:Flying Fish
391:World War I
307:1914 - 1918
305:World War I
301:Operations:
282:2 × single
122:Honours and
21:HMS Whiting
1245:1896 ships
1234:Categories
434:References
255:Complement
208:Propulsion
127:China 1900
1166:Albatross
1088:Racehorse
1081:Greyhound
897:Bullfinch
777:164893555
557:The Times
542:The Times
324:destroyer
152:destroyer
109:June 1897
90:Laid down
1067:Cheerful
1049:Vigilant
370:Hai Lung
263:Armament
225:2 shafts
98:Launched
1212:D class
1206:B class
1148:Ostrich
1095:Roebuck
1074:Mermaid
1028:Kestrel
1021:Vulture
1014:Recruit
1007:Electra
968:Leopard
961:Bittern
879:Whiting
837:Chamois
760:6470051
425:Whiting
418:Triumph
408:Whiting
404:Triumph
397:Whiting
357:Whiting
351:Pre-War
316:Whiting
192:Draught
77:Builder
69:Ordered
63:Whiting
40:History
1141:Osprey
1120:Falcon
1000:Brazen
936:Violet
929:Sylvia
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336:Palmer
319:was a
173:Length
124:awards
1191:Viper
1184:Velox
1134:Leven
1127:Gipsy
1113:Fairy
1042:Tiger
1035:Thorn
982:Vixen
975:Otter
858:Flirt
844:Crane
413:Otter
284:tubes
240:Range
232:Speed
954:Avon
904:Dove
872:Star
851:Fawn
773:OCLC
756:OCLC
737:ISBN
718:ISBN
699:ISBN
680:ISBN
661:ISBN
637:ISBN
614:2013
587:ISBN
521:ISBN
475:ISBN
410:and
374:Taku
365:Fame
314:HMS
286:for
275:5 ×
268:1 ×
213:4 ×
184:Beam
132:Fate
59:Name
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