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Forty-two '''"A" Class destroyers''' entered service in the [[Royal Navy]] between 1895 and 1896. Originally termed the '''26 Knotters''' and '''27 Knotters''', those vessels remaining were re-designated as "A" class destroyers on 30 August 1912 despite the fact that their designs were fairly diverse.{{Conways1906|p. 18}} | |||
Their average cost was £35,780.{{HardLying|Table 2}} | |||
In July, 1918, seven ships were still in service, serving in local defence forces in Portsmouth and Devonport and in the Irish Sea. | In July, 1918, seven ships were still in service, serving in local defence forces in Portsmouth and Devonport and in the Irish Sea.{{SMNLJul18|pp. 16, 17, 19, 28}} | ||
By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref> but it appears that was also the year in which the last nine vessels were broken up. | By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref> but it appears that was also the year in which the last nine vessels were broken up. | ||
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|[[Yarrow]] | |[[Yarrow & Company]] | ||
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|[[Thornycroft]] | |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] | ||
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|[[Yarrow]] | |[[Yarrow & Company]] | ||
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|[[Yarrow]] | |[[Yarrow & Company]] | ||
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|[[Doxford]] | |[[William Doxford & Sons]] | ||
|4 Jun, 1894 | |4 Jun, 1894 | ||
|16 Dec, 1895 | |16 Dec, 1895 | ||
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|[[Doxford]] | |[[William Doxford & Sons]] | ||
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|[[Palmer]] | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]] | ||
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|[[Palmer]] | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]] | ||
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|[[Earle]] | |[[Earle's Shipbuilding]] | ||
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|[[Hanna Donald | |[[Hanna, Donald & Wilson]] | ||
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|[[Fairfield]] | |[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | ||
|7 Jun, 1894 | |7 Jun, 1894 | ||
|9 Mar, 1895 | |9 Mar, 1895 | ||
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|7 Jun, 1894 | |7 Jun, 1894 | ||
|28 Dec, 1895 | |28 Dec, 1895 | ||
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie]] | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
|17 Sep, 1894 | |17 Sep, 1894 | ||
|9 Aug, 1895 | |9 Aug, 1895 | ||
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie]] | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
|17 Sep, 1894 | |17 Sep, 1894 | ||
|4 Oct, 1895 | |4 Oct, 1895 | ||
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|[[Hawthorn Leslie]] | |[[Hawthorn Leslie & Company]] | ||
|29 Aug, 1894 | |29 Aug, 1894 | ||
|23 May, 1895 | |23 May, 1895 | ||
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]] | |[[J. & G. Thomson]] | ||
|14 Feb, 1894 | |14 Feb, 1894 | ||
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|Broken up 1907 | |Broken up 1907 | ||
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|[[Vickers]] | |[[Vickers]] | ||
|22 Mar, 1894 | |22 Mar, 1894 | ||
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|[[Vickers]] | |[[Vickers]] | ||
|1 Mar, 1894 | |1 Mar, 1894 | ||
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|[[Armstrong]] | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]] | ||
|4 Jun, 1894 | |4 Jun, 1894 | ||
|7 Jun, 1895 | |7 Jun, 1895 | ||
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|[[Armstrong]] | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]] | ||
|4 Jun, 1894 | |4 Jun, 1894 | ||
|27 Mar, 1895 | |27 Mar, 1895 | ||
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|[[Thames | |[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | ||
|Jul, 1894 | |Jul, 1894 | ||
|3 Dec, 1895 | |3 Dec, 1895 | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | |||
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_class_destroyer_(1913)}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_class_destroyer_(1913)}} | ||
{{refend}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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order=1892{{Conways1860|p. 90}} | order=1892{{Conways1860|p. 90}} | ||
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order=1893-94{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | order=1893-94{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | ||
laid=Dec 93{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | laid=Dec 93{{Conways1860|p. 91}} | ||
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name=Charger | name=Charger | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 24 November 2018
Forty-two "A" Class destroyers entered service in the Royal Navy between 1895 and 1896. Originally termed the 26 Knotters and 27 Knotters, those vessels remaining were re-designated as "A" class destroyers on 30 August 1912 despite the fact that their designs were fairly diverse.[1]
Their average cost was £35,780.[2]
In July, 1918, seven ships were still in service, serving in local defence forces in Portsmouth and Devonport and in the Irish Sea.[3]
By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,[4] but it appears that was also the year in which the last nine vessels were broken up.
| Overview of 42 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Havock | Yarrow & Company | Jul, 1892 | 12 Aug, 1893 | Jan, 1894 | Broken up 1912 |
| Hornet | Yarrow & Company | Jul, 1892 | 23 Dec, 1893 | Jul, 1894 | Broken up 1909 |
| Daring | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Jul, 1892 | 25 Nov, 1893 | Feb, 1895 | Broken up 1912 |
| Decoy | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Jul, 1892 | 2 Feb, 1894 | Jun, 1895 | Collision 1904 |
| Ferret | Laird | Jul, 1893 | 9 Dec, 1893 | Mar, 1895 | Sunk 1911 |
| Lynx | Laird | Jul, 1893 | 24 Jan, 1894 | Aug, 1895 | Broken up 1912 |
| Ardent | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Dec, 1893 | 16 Oct, 1894 | Apr, 1895 | Broken up 1911 |
| Boxer | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Mar, 1894 | 28 Nov, 1894 | Jun, 1895 | Collision 1918 |
| Bruizer | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Apr, 1894 | 27 Feb, 1895 | Jun, 1895 | Broken up 1914 |
| Charger | Yarrow & Company | Nov, 1893 | 15 Sep, 1894 | Feb, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Dasher | Yarrow & Company | Dec, 1893 | 28 Nov, 1894 | Mar, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Hasty | Yarrow & Company | Dec, 1893 | 16 Jun, 1894 | May, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Hardy | William Doxford & Sons | 4 Jun, 1894 | 16 Dec, 1895 | Aug, 1896 | Broken up 1911 |
| Haughty | William Doxford & Sons | 28 May, 1894 | 18 Sep, 1895 | Aug, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Janus | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company | 28 Mar, 1894 | 12 Mar, 1895 | Nov, 1895 | Broken up 1914 |
| Lightning | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company | 28 Mar, 1894 | 10 Apr, 1895 | Jan, 1896 | Mined 30 Jun, 1915 |
| Porcupine | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company | 28 Mar, 1894 | 19 Sep, 1895 | Mar, 1896 | Broken up 1920 |
| Salmon | Earle's Shipbuilding | 12 Mar, 1894 | 15 Jan, 1895 | Jan, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Snapper | Earle's Shipbuilding | 2 Apr, 1894 | 30 Jan, 1895 | Jan, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Banshee | Laird | Mar, 1894 | 17 Nov, 1894 | Jul, 1895 | Broken up 1912 |
| Contest | Laird | Mar, 1894 | 1 Dec, 1894 | Jul, 1895 | Broken up 1911 |
| Dragon | Laird | Mar, 1894 | 15 Dec, 1894 | Jun, 1895 | Broken up 1912 |
| Conflict | J. Samuel White | 3 Jan, 1894 | 13 Dec, 1894 | Jul, 1899 | Broken up 1920 |
| Teazer | J. Samuel White | 3 Feb, 1894 | 9 Feb, 1895 | Mar, 1899 | Broken up 1912 |
| Wizard | J. Samuel White | 3 Apr, 1894 | 26 Feb, 1895 | Jul, 1899 | Broken up 1920 |
| Fervent | Hanna, Donald & Wilson | 27 Mar, 1894 | 28 Mar, 1895 | Jun, 1900 | Broken up 1920 |
| Zephyr | Hanna, Donald & Wilson | 23 Apr, 1894 | 10 May, 1895 | Jul, 1901 | Broken up 1920 |
| Handy | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 7 Jun, 1894 | 9 Mar, 1895 | Oct, 1895 | Broken up 1916 |
| Hart | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 7 Jun, 1894 | 27 Mar, 1895 | Jan, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Hunter | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 7 Jun, 1894 | 28 Dec, 1895 | May, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Opossum | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 17 Sep, 1894 | 9 Aug, 1895 | Mar, 1896 | Broken up 1920 |
| Ranger | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 17 Sep, 1894 | 4 Oct, 1895 | Jun, 1896 | Broken up 1920 |
| Sunfish | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 29 Aug, 1894 | 23 May, 1895 | Feb, 1896 | Broken up 1920 |
| Rocket | J. & G. Thomson | 14 Feb, 1894 | 14 Aug, 1894 | Jul, 1895 | Broken up 1912 |
| Shark | J. & G. Thomson | 14 Feb, 1894 | 22 Sep, 1894 | Jul, 1895 | Broken up 1911 |
| Surly | J. & G. Thomson | 14 Feb, 1894 | 10 Nov, 1894 | Jul, 1895 | Broken up 1920 |
| Skate | Vickers | 20 Mar, 1894 | 13 Mar, 1895 | Jan, 1896 | Broken up 1907 |
| Starfish | Vickers | 22 Mar, 1894 | 26 Jan, 1895 | Jan, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Sturgeon | Vickers | 1 Mar, 1894 | 21 Jul, 1894 | Jan, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Spitfire | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 4 Jun, 1894 | 7 Jun, 1895 | Nov, 1896 | Broken up 1912 |
| Swordfish | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 4 Jun, 1894 | 27 Mar, 1895 | Dec, 1896 | Broken up 1910 |
| Zebra | Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Jul, 1894 | 3 Dec, 1895 | Jan, 1900 | Broken up 1914 |
Guns
One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P. I mounting. The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).[4]
Originally, the 26 knotters three and the 27 knotters five 6-pdr guns (though the 26 knotters could mount five by landing the torpedo tubes).[5] It appears these were removed by late in the war.[4]
By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.[4]
Torpedoes
Most had two single 18-in torpedo tubes, particularly by the war. Some had a third fixed bow tube which was removed from most although some boat retained only this tube.[6]
From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range, allotting them the Mark IV S.R..[7]
Other Weapons
Searchlights
Fire Control
Visual fire control system.[4]
Torpedo Control
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 18.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. Table 2.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 16, 17, 19, 28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. pp. 90-91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. pp. 90-91.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907. p. 32.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. London: Chatham Publishing. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1920). The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships during the War. Vol. 4, Part 34. C.B. 1515 (34) now O.U. 6171/20. At The National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom.
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| Havock | Hornet | Daring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decoy | Ferret | Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Knotters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardent | Boxer | Bruizer | Charger | Dasher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hasty | Hardy | Haughty | Janus | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porcupine | Salmon | Snapper | Banshee | Contest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dragon | Conflict | Teazer | Wizard | Fervent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zephyr | Handy | Hart | Hunter | Opossum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranger | Sunfish | Rocket | Shark | Surly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skate | Starfish | Sturgeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spitfire | Swordfish | Zebra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Destroyers (UK) | "B" Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
