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List Of Destroyer Classes Of The Royal Navy
{{Royal Navy ship types This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, organised chronologically by entry into service. Torpedo boat destroyers In 1913, the surviving members of the large heterogeneous array of older 27-knot and 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer types (all six of the original 26-knot ships had been disposed of by the end of 1912) were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed. All were of a "turtle-back" design and, excepting a few "builder's specials", powered by reciprocating engines. It should be stressed that these A to D class designations did not exist before 1913, and only applied to those "turtle-backed" destroyers surviving to that time. * "26-knotter" types ** ''Daring'' class: 2 ships, 1893–1894 ** ''Havock'' class: 2 ships, 1893 ** ''Ferret'' class: 2 ships, 1893–1894 * A class; (27-knot classes) ** ''Ardent'' class: 3 ships, 1894&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Swordfish-class Destroyer
Two ''Swordfish''-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. and were both built by Armstrong Whitworth at Elswick, Tyne and Wear launching in 1895. Fitted with Yarrow boilers, they could make 27 knots and were armed with one twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. Requirement After ordering six prototype torpedo boat destroyers from the specialist torpedo boat yards Yarrow Shipbuilders, Yarrows, John I. Thornycroft & Company, Thornycroft and Cammell Laird, Laird as part of the 1892–1893 shipbuilding programme, the British Admiralty planned to buy larger numbers of destroyers under the 1893–1894 programme, with orders being spread over more shipyards.Friedman 2009, pp. 38–42.Lyon 2001, pp. 17–20. The Admiralty specified a number of broad requirement, leaving the detailed design of the ships and their machinery to the builders. The new destroyers were required top reach a trials speed of , with penalty charges imposed if the ship's did not meet the guaranteed speeds or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazen-class Destroyer
The ''Brazen'' class of 4 torpedo-boat destroyers were built by J & G Thomson at Clydebank in Glasgow, from 1895 to 1900. They formed part of a general group of over seventy "turtleback" destroyers capable of 30 knots built around the end of the 19th and into the start of the 20th century for the Royal Navy. The Admiralty had specified the general design and specification of the destroyers but left it to the builders to handle the detail. As a result, although the destroyers were all similarly capable there were differences between them in terms of exact dimensions, type of boiler and engines and the number of funnel A funnel is a tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening. Funnels are usually made of stainless steel, aluminium, glass, or plastic. The material used in its construct ...s. They were seaworthy and well built but suffered from being lively which meant they were uncomfortable in heavy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon-class Destroyer
''Avon''-class destroyer was a class of three destroyers that served in the Royal Navy. These three funnelled 30 knot vessels were redesignated C-class destroyers in the reorganisation of 1913. The three ships, ''Avon'', ''Bittern'' and ''Otter'', were built by Vickers at Barrow, were 210 feet long and their Normand boiler Three-drum boilers are a class of water-tube boiler used to generate steam, typically to power ships. They are compact and of high evaporative power, factors that encourage this use. Other boiler designs may be more efficient, although bulkier, an ...s produced 6,300 HP and 30 knots. They were armed with the standard twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 63 officers and men. References Destroyer classes Ship classes of the Royal Navy {{UK-navy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star-class Destroyer
The ''Star''-class destroyer was a class of eight destroyers that served in the Royal Navy: , , , , , , and , were all three-funnelled C-class destroyers, as designated in the reorganisation of classes in 1913. ''Chamois'' foundered in 1904; the other ships served during the Great War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... and were broken up in 1919. They were built by Palmer's Shipbuilding Company, were 215 feet long and displaced 360 tons. Their Reed boilers produced which gave them . They were armed, as was standard, with one 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 63 officers and men. The boats had funnel caps and the steam pipes of the middle funnel were not in the centre line. They served in the Mediterranean and home water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C-class Destroyer (1913)
The C class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the late-1890s. They were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications. The uniting feature of the class was a top speed of 30 knots, a "turtleback" forecastle and that they all had three funnels. The funnels were spaced equidistantly and were of equal height, but the central one was thicker. In 1913 all "30 knotter" vessels with 3 funnels were classified by the Admiralty as the "C" class to provide some system to the naming of HM destroyers (at the same time, the 4-funnelled, "30 knotters" became the "B" class and the 2-funnelled ships the "D" class). All vessels had the distinctive turtleback that was intended to clear water from the bows but actually tended to dig the bow in to anything of a sea, resulting in a very wet conning position and poor seaboats that were unable to reach top speed in anything but perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmidon-class Destroyer
The ''Myrmidon''-class destroyer was a class of two destroyers that served with the Royal Navy. and were built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company as part of the group of boats known as the 'thirty knotters'. Concern about the higher speeds of foreign boats had prompted the Admiralty to order new destroyers capable of , rather than the requirement which had been standard. The boats were not able to make this speed in bad weather, where they were usually wet and uncomfortable with cramped crew quarters, but they proved their toughness in serving in the Great War, despite being twenty years old. Thanks to their watertight bulkheads, their thin plating and light structure was able to take a great deal of damage and remain afloat, although their plates buckled easily affecting their handling. ''Myrmidon'' was sunk after a collision in 1917, while ''Syren'' served through the war and was broken up after the end of hostilities. The ships were fitted with Reed boilers which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiteful-class Destroyer
Two ''Spiteful''-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. These ships were both built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited at Jarrow, and were part of the group of boats known as the 'thirty knotters'. Concern about the higher speeds of foreign boats had prompted the Admiralty to order new destroyers capable of , rather than the requirement which had been standard. The boats were not able to make this speed in bad weather, where they were usually wet and uncomfortable with cramped crew quarters. However, they proved their toughness while serving through the Great War, despite being twenty years old. Thanks to their watertight bulkheads, their thin plating and light structure was able to take a great deal of damage and remain afloat; although their plates were easily damaged by rough handling or heavy weather. The ships were fitted with Reed water tube boilers that generated around . Both were originally fired using coal, but in 1904 ''Spiteful'' was converted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earnest-class Destroyer
Six ''Earnest''-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy: , , , , and . These ships were all built by Cammell Laird and were part of the class of 'thirty knotters'. Concern about the higher speeds of foreign boats had prompted to Admiralty to order new destroyers capable of , rather than the requirement which had been standard. The boats were not able to make this speed in bad weather, where they were usually wet and uncomfortable with cramped crew quarters, but they proved their toughness in serving through World War I, despite being twenty years old. Thanks to their watertight bulkheads, their thin plating and light structure they were able to take a great deal of damage and remain afloat, although their plates buckled easily, affecting their handling. The ships were fitted with Normand boilers which generated around . They were armed with the standard 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tube A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes. There are two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quail-class Destroyer
Four ''Quail''-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. These ships were all built by Laird, Son & Co. and were the first of the 'thirty knotters'. Concern about the higher speeds of foreign boats had prompted to Admiralty to order new destroyers capable of 30 knots, rather than the 27 knot requirement which had been standard. The boats were not able to make this speed in bad weather, where they were usually wet and uncomfortable with cramped crew quarters, but they proved their toughness in serving through the Great War, despite being twenty years old. Thanks to their watertight bulkheads, their thin plating and light structure they were able to take a great deal of damage and remain afloat, although their plates buckled easily, affecting their handling. The ships were fitted with Normand boiler Three-drum boilers are a class of water-tube boiler used to generate steam, typically to power ships. They are compact and of high evaporative power, factors that encourage th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B-class Destroyer (1913)
The B class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the late 1890s. They were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications, the uniting feature being a specified top speed of and four funnels, although the funnel spacings differed between ships. All "30 knotter" vessels with four funnels were classified by the Admiralty as the B class in 1913 to provide some system to the naming of HM destroyers. At the same time all "30 knotter" vessels with three funnels were classified by the Admiralty as the and those with two funnels became the . Fourteen vessels were built by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead (in 1903 to become part of Cammell Laird, Birkenhead), seven by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company at Hebburn-on-Tyne, and one each by Armstrong Whitworth at Walker-on-Tyne, William Doxford and Sons at Sunderland, and J & G Thomson (later to become John Brown and Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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