| Beagle
Class Destroyers. Photos and history of the Beagle Class
Destroyers. Launched 1909 - 1910, the Beagle Class of destroyers
included HMS Beagle, HMS Bulldog, HMS Foxhound, HMS Pincher, HMS
Grasshopper, HMS Mosquito, HMS Scorpion, HMS Scourge, HMS Racoon, HMS
Renard, HMS Wolverine, HMS Rattlesnake, HMS Nautilus, HMS Savage, HMS
Basilisk and HMS Harpy. |
| HMS Beagle |
16th October 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Bulldog |
13th November 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in September 1920. |
| HMS Foxhound |
11th December 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Pincher |
15th March 1910 |
Wrecked on 24th July 1918. |
| HMS Grasshopper |
23rd November 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Mosquito |
27th January 1910 |
Sold for scrapping in August 1920. |
| HMS Scorpion |
19th February 1910 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1921. |
| HMS Scourge |
11th February 1910 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Racoon |
15th February 1910 |
Wrecked on 9th January 1918. |
| HMS Renard |
30th November 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in August 1920. |
| HMS Wolverine |
15th January 1910 |
Sank after colliding with another vessel on
12th December 1917. |
| HMS Rattlesnake |
14th March 1910 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Nautilus |
30th March 1910 |
Renamed to Grampus on 16th December 1912
and eventually sold for scrapping in September 1920. |
| HMS Savage |
10th March 1910 |
Sold for scrapping in May 1921. |
| HMS Basilisk |
9th February 1910 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| HMS Harpy |
27th November 1909 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
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HMS Beagle |
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HMS Beagle, 1909.
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HMS Bulldog |
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HMS Bulldog.
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HMS Foxhound |
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HMS Foxhound - Kitchener Embarking at Gallipoli,
1915.
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HMS
Foxhound - Name History |
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The fifth “FOXHOUND” is a turbine torpedo-boat
destroyer, launched at Clydebank in 1910.
She is of 950 tons, 12,500 horse-power, and 27 knots speed.
Her length, beam, and draught are 265., 28th., and
9ft. In 1914 the
“Foxhound,” commanded by Commander William G. Howard, was employed
in various operations in the Mediterranean against the German and
Austrian forces. |
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HMS Grasshopper |
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HMS
Grasshopper - Name History |
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The seventh “GRASSHOPPER” is a turbine
torpedo-boat destroyer, launched at Fairfield in 1910.
She is of 950 tons, 12,500 horse- power, and 27 knots speed.
Her length, beam, and draught are 265ft., 28ft., and 8ft.
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HMS Scorpion |
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HMS Scorpion at Malta. Contributed
by Don Butler. |
HMS Scorpion.
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HMS Scourge |
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HMS Scourge.
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HMS Renard |
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HMS Renard, 1909.
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HMS Rattlesnake |
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HMS Rattlesnake.
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HMS Rattlesnake, 1910.
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Wedding photo of a crew member of HMS Rattlesnake.
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HMS Nautilus |
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HMS Nautilus, 1910.
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HMS Savage |
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HMS Savage.
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HMS Harpy |
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HMS Harpy -
Name History |
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The seventh “HARPY” is a turbine torpedo-boat
destroyer, launched at Cowes in 1910.
She is of 935 tons, 12,500 horse- power, and 27 knots.
Her length, beam, and draught are 265ft., 28ft., and 9ft.
In 1914 the “Harpy,” commanded by Commander G.C. Dickens,
was engaged in the Mediterranen, in various operations against the
Germans and Austrians.
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HMS Harpy. Sent in
by Colin Robertson |
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