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HMS Orwell (1901)
HMS ''Orwell'' was a B class destroyer (1913), B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the United Kingdom, British Royal Navy. She was built by Cammell Laird, Laird, Son & Company, and served from 1900 until 1920. Construction and design As part of the 1897–1898 construction programme for the Royal Navy, the British Admiralty placed an order with Cammell Laird, Laird, Son & Company of Birkenhead for a single "thirty-knotter" destroyer. Laird's design was based on the of six destroyers ordered under the 1895–1896 programme, which were in turn closely based on Laird's ordered under the 1894–1895 programme.Lyon 2001, pp. 61–63. ''Orwell'' had an length overall, overall length of , with a Beam (nautical), beam of and a Draft (ship), draught of . The ship was powered by two Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion, triple expansion steam engines, fed by four Normand boilers, rated at and was fitted with four funnels, giving a speed of 30 knots.Lyon 2001, pp. 61, 63.C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird is a British shipbuilding company. It was formed from the merger of Laird Brothers of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co of Sheffield at the turn of the twentieth century. The company also built railway rolling stock until 1929, when that side of the business was separated and became part of the Metro-Cammell, Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage & Wagon Company. History Formation from merger of Laird Company and Cammell & Co. The Laird Company was founded by William Laird (shipbuilder), William Laird, who had established the Birkenhead Iron Works in 1824. When he was joined by his son, John Laird (shipbuilder), John Laird in 1828, their first ship was an iron barge. John realised that the techniques of making boilers could be applied to making ships. The company soon became pre-eminent in the manufacture of iron ships and also made major advances in propulsion. In 1860, John Laird was joined in the business by his three sons, renaming the company John Laird, Sons & Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
