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Destroyer Torpedo Boats built on
Speculation by Palmer's, John Brown and Co, Clydebank, Fairfield and
Armstrong Whitworth. These destroyers HMS Thorn, Tiger, Vigilant, Kangaroo, Lively, Spritely, viper, Cobra, Velox, and HMS Taku built
between 1899 and 1902.
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Destroyers Built by John Brown and Co, Clydebank, on speculation and
were finally bought by the Admiralty to include ion the 1900- 1901 navy
estimates. Displacement: 380 tons, Speed 30 knots, Armament;
one 12 pounder and two torpedo tubes Compliment: 63
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| HMS Thorn |
17th March 1900 |
Broken up 1919. |
| HMS Tiger |
19th May 1900 |
Collided with HMS Berwick in 1908. and Sunk
off St Catherines |
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HMS Tiger.
On 2nd April 1908, The Portsmouth division of the home Fleet under
the command of rear- Admiral Farquhar flying his flag on HMS
Prince George. left Portsmouth for exercise in the Channel. With the
Torpedo -Flotilla following later with orders to attack the squadron
after darkness had fallen. A little after 8 pm the destroyers attacked
the fleet, 18 miles south of St Catherine's with their lights out.
During the attack HMS Tiger while crossing the bows of HMS
Berwick was struck by the cruisers ram and cut completely in two.
The fore end of the destroyer sank almost at once, the after part remaining
afloat long enough for 13 men to be rescued form it. in all 22 of her crew
were saved, but 28 were lost, including Lt W E Middleton, who was in
command.
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Crew of HMS Tiger prior to the sinking in 1908.
All crew in the photographed are numbered and
named, with their fate during the sinking also given as follows:
1. Thomas King, A.B. (drowned) 2. Frederick
Carter, A.B. (drowned) 3. Edward Pipe, Petty Officer. (drowned) 4.
Frank Holmes, Stoker. (drowned) 5. Newman, torpedo
instructor. (died on HMS Gladiator on way to Portsmouth). 6. George
Claird, Stoker. (drowned) 7. A Cutler, Stoker (saved) 8. Joseph
Helps, A.B. (drowned) 9. Thomas Warrall, Stoker. (drowned) 10.
John Fondling, Stoker. (saved). 11. A Upton, Petty Officer.
(saved) 12. G Stodley, Stoker. (saved) 13. E Belchamber
(saved) 14. R Stainer, Stoker. (saved) 15. W Colley,
Stoker. (drowned) 16. F Ellis, Stoker. (saved) 17. The
ship's pet monkey. (drowned) 18. John Donald, Chief Engine Room
Officer (saved) 19. E Matthews, A.B. (drowned) 20. F
Manning, Stoker (drowned) 21. L Alford, Stoker (saved) 22. J
Roberts, Stoker (saved) 23. W Gettings, A.B. (saved) 24. A
Harris, Stoker (saved) 25. W Fenton, A.B. (saved) 26. J
French, Petty Officer (drowned) 27. A E Hayles, Stoker (drowned) 28.
P Armstrong, Stoker (saved) 29. Engineer Lieutenant Vining
(saved) 30. John Colton, A.B. (saved) 31. The ship's pet
dog (drowned).
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| HMS Vigilant |
16th August 1900 |
Broken up in 1920. |
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HMS Thorn |
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Below: Built by Palmers. Fitted with reed Boilers
which gave 6,200 HP, and a speed of 30 knots, Displacement: 370 to 400
tons, Armament: one 1 2 pounder gun and two torpedo tubes.
Compliment: 63. HMS Kangaroo and HMS Myrmidon served a period in
the Mediterranean and then Home waters. HMS Spiteful in 21904 had
her boilers changed to Burn Oil to experiment. and trials were also
carried out on HMS Peteral. these experiments were discontinued after
encountering problems with Dense clouds of smoke. |
| HMS Kangaroo |
8th September 1900 |
Broken up in 1920. |
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Crew of HMS Kangaroo. c.1907. She was built by Palmer, launched 8th
September 1900, completed 1901. Scrapped in 1920.
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HMS Kangaroo, pre 1915.
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| HMS Peterel |
30th March 1899 |
Broken up in 1919. |
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HMS Peterel, 1900.
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| HMS Spiteful |
11th January 1899 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| HMS Myrmidon |
26th May 1900 |
Collided with another vessel in 1917. |
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HMS Myrmidon, 1903.
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| HMS Syren |
20th December 1900 |
Broken up in 1920. |
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Torpedo boat destroyer HMS Syren in 1902. Launched in 1900 she was
210 ft long with a displacement of 365 tons and a speed of 30 knots. |
HMS Syren.
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Built by Cammell Laird on speculation that
the Admiralty would require extra Destroyers they were laid down on the
20th June 1899, HMS Lively being launched 14th July 1900 and Completed
April 1902, and HMS Sprightly Launched 25th September and completed
March 1902. Displacement: 385 tons. |
| HMS Lively |
14th July 1900 |
Broken up in 1920. |
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HMS Lively, August 1911.
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| HMS Spritely |
25th September 1900 |
Broken up in 1921. |
| Turbine
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| HMS Viper |
6th September 1899 |
Ran aground in the Channel Islands in 1901. |
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HMS Viper, 1900.
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Below: HMS Cobra was built by Armstrong
Whitworth on speculation that the Admiralty would purchase more Torpedo
Boat destroyers, Her Displacement was 400 tons, Speed 31
knots and 36.5 knots, on her trials. Armament: one 12
pounder gun plus two torpedo tubes. She broke her back and sunk, the
disaster was never really solved, the fracture and break occurred about
150 feet from the bows. The Royal navy on the loss of Cobra objected to
Snake names being given to the ships as HMS Viper had sunk and the
cruiser HMS serpent was lost in 1890. |
| HMS Cobra |
28th June 1899 |
Foundered 1901. after breaking her back. |
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HMS Cobra, 1901.
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Below. HMS Taku, Was built by Schichau at
Elbing for the Chinese Navy. She was captured by the British at
Taku in 1900 and served with the Royal navy until 1916 when she
was sold at Hong Kong. Displacement: 305 tons, Speed 32 knots,
Armament: Six 3 pounder guns, and two 14 - inch Torpedo Tubes Compliment:
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| HMS Taku |
1898 |
Broken up in 1916. |
HMS Taku, 1906.
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| Palmer
Class Destroyers |
| HMS Erne |
14th January 1903 |
Wrecked in 1915. |
| HMS Etterick |
28th February 1903 |
Broken up in 1919. |
| HMS Exe |
27th April 1903 |
Broken up in 1920. |
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Below: HMS Albacore and HMS Bonetto, were built by
palmers, on speculation that the Admiralty would require more
destroyers, These were both purchased in 1909 to replace the
losses of HMS gala and HMS Tiger.. Displacement: 440 tons, speed: 26.5
knots Compliment: 64. Armament: Three 12 pounders and two Torpedo
Tubes. Both serve din Home waters with HMS Albacore joining Scapa
Flow Local patrol Flotilla. HMS Bonetto later became a tender to the
Submarine Flotilla in the Clyde and later in the Tyne. |
| HMS Albacore |
19th September 1906 |
Sold for scrapping in August 1919. |
| HMS Bonetta |
14th January 1907 |
Sold for scrapping in June 1920. |
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