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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Erne | name=Erne | ||
pend= | pend=N.58 (1914){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid=3 7 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=14 1 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Feb 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Wrecked | |||
fatedate=6 2 1915{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Ettrick | name=Ettrick | ||
pend= | pend=N.01 (1914)<br>D.18 (Sep 1915)<br>D.32 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid=9 7 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=28 2 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Feb 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Exe | name=Exe | ||
pend= | pend=N.05 (1914)<br>D.19 (Sep 1915)<br>D.33 (Jan 1918)<br>H.70 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid=14 7 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=27 4 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Ribble | name=Ribble | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
order= | order=1901-02 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
laid= | laid=4 7 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=19 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Teviot | name=Teviot | ||
pend= | pend=N.26 (1914)<br>D.33 (Sep 1915)<br>D.88 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=10 7 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=7 11 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Apr 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Usk | name=Usk | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=30 7 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=25 7 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Derwent | name=Derwent | ||
pend= | pend=N.25 (1914)<br>D.15 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=12 6 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=14 2 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jul 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Mined | |||
fatedate=2 5 1917{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
fate2=off Le Havre{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Eden | name=Eden | ||
pend= | pend=N.42 (1914)<br>D.17 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=12 6 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=13 3 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Collision | |||
fatedate=18 6 1916{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
fate2=w/ S.S. ''France''{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Foyle | name=Foyle | ||
pend= | pend=N.44 (1914)<br>D.20 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=15 8 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=25 2 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Mined | |||
fatedate=15 3 1917{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
fate2=in Dover Straits{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Itchen | name=Itchen | ||
pend= | pend=N.06 (1914)<br>D.22 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=18 8 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=17 3 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jan 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Torpedoed | |||
fatedate=6 7 1917{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
fate2=by U.99 in North Sea{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Kennet | name=Kennet | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
order= | order=1902-03 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
laid= | laid=5 2 1902{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=4 12 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jan 1905{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Jed | name=Jed | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=27 2 1903{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=16 2 1904{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jan 1905{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 99}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Welland | name=Welland | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=1902-03 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
laid= | laid=1 10 1902{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=14 4 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jul 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Cherwell | name=Cherwell | ||
pend= | pend=N.90 (1914)<br>D.13 (Sep 1915)<br>D.17 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=20 1 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=23 7 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Sold | |||
fatedate=23 6 1919{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Dee | name=Dee | ||
pend= | pend=N.95 (1914)<br>D.14 (Sep 1915)<br>D.24 (Jan 1918)<br>H.31 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=5 3 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=10 9 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=May 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Sold | |||
fatedate=23 7 1919{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Arun | name=Arun | ||
pend= | pend=N.04 (1914)<br>D.11 (Sep 1915)<br>D.07 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=27 8 1902{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=29 4 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm=Feb 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
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name=Blackwater | name=Blackwater | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=27 8 1902{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=25 7 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=March 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Collision | |||
fatedate=1909{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Waveney | name=Waveney | ||
pend= | pend=N.79 (1914)<br>D.35 (Sep 1915)<br>D.96 (Jan 1918)<br>H.86 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=20 10 1902{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1903 | launch=16 3 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Chelmer | name=Chelmer | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=1903-04 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
laid= | laid=11 12 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=8 12 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Colne | name=Colne | ||
pend= | pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=21 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=21 5 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jul 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
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name=Gala | name=Gala | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder= | builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=1 2 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=7 1 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Collision | |||
fatedate=1908{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Garry | name=Garry | ||
pend= | pend=N.10 (1914)<br>D.21 (Sep 1915)<br>D.41 (Jan 1918)<br>H.73 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=25 4 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=21 3 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Sep 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Ness | name=Ness | ||
pend= | pend=N.81 (1914)<br>D.26 (Sep 1915)<br>D.59 (Jan 1918)<br>H.77 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[J. & S. White]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=5 5 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=5 1 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Aug 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Nith | name=Nith | ||
pend= | pend=N.77 (1914)<br>D.27 (Sep 1915)<br>D.60 (Jan 1918)<br>H.78 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=5 5 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=7 3 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Oct 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Swale | name=Swale | ||
pend= | pend=N.03 (1914)<br>D.31 (Sep 1915)<br>D.83 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=23 2 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=20 4 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Sep 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Ure | name=Ure | ||
pend= | pend=N.12 (1914)<br>D.34 (Sep 1915)<br>D.91 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=1 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=25 10 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Wear | name=Wear | ||
pend= | pend=N.92 (1914)<br>none (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=7 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=21 1 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Aug 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Liffey | name=Liffey | ||
pend= | pend=N.07 (1914)<br>D.24 (Sep 1915)<br>D.52 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=22 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=23 9 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=May 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Moy | name=Moy | ||
pend= | pend=N.02 (1914)<br>D.25 (Sep 1915)<br>D.58 (Jan 1918)<br>H.76 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=22 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=10 11 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Ouse | name=Ouse | ||
pend= | pend=N.69 (1914)<br>D.28 (Sep 1915)<br>D.66 (Jan 1918)<br>H.80 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=22 3 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1905 | launch=7 1 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Sep 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Boyne | name=Boyne | ||
pend= | pend=N.68 (1914)<br>D.12 (Sep 1915)<br>H.23 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=16 2 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=12 9 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=May 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Doon | name=Doon | ||
pend= | pend=N.14 (1914)<br>D.16 (Sep 1915)<br>D.27 (Jan 1918)<br>H.41 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=" | ||
launch=1904 | launch=8 11 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Kale | name=Kale | ||
pend= | pend=N.45 (1914)<br>D.23 (Sep 1915)<br>D.47 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid=" | ||
launch=1904 | launch=8 11 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=Aug 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Mined | |||
fatedate=27 3 1918{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
fate2=in North Sea | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Rother | name=Rother | ||
pend= | pend=N.32 (1914)<br>D.29 (Sep 1915)<br>D.73 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
order= | order=Purchased | ||
laid= | laid=23 3 1903{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
launch=1904 | launch=5 1 1904{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
comm= | comm=May 1905{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 100}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Stour | name=Stour | ||
pend= | pend=N.08 (1914)<br>D.30 (Sep 1915)<br>D.80 (Jan 1918)<br>H.83 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Laird]]{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
order= | order=Purchased Dec 1909 | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1905 | launch=3 6 1905{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | |||
fatedate=30 8 1919{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Test | name=Test | ||
pend= | pend=N.34 (1914)<br>D.32 (Sep 1915)<br>D.87 (Jan 1918)<br>H.84 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1905 | launch=6 5 1905{{DittColl|p. 59}} | ||
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | |||
fatedate=30 8 1919{{DittColl|p. 59}} | |||
} | } | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 10 September 2012
A total of thirty six destroyers of the River Class entered service between 1904 and 1909.
They were designated the "E" class in 1912.[1] Eden, Stour and Test alone had turbine propulsion.
Radio
In 1907 it was decided that all the Rivers (except Test and Stour, which were not yet in hand) would be among 42 destroyers (primarily Tribals and Rivers) and Swift to receive radio equipment fixed to the "D" tune of 700 feet wavelength for transmission and with a Mark II receiver tunable to 8,300 feet. One P.O. telegraphist would be allowed each ship. All ships had their mast fitted with a 12 foot yard 60 feet above the water and received the aft end of the aerial by the awning station, but the placement of the wireless office varied as follows. Liffey, Foyle, Arun, Ouse, Itchen, Moy, Blackwater, Chelmer, Colne, Jed, Kennet, Wear, Rother, Ure, Exe, Swale, Erue, Ettrick, Dee, Cherwell, Nith, Ness, Waveney, Doon, Boyne, Kale, Derwent and Eden had the office on the bridge with an extended chart house, whereas Welland, Gala, Ribble, Teviot, Garry and Usk had their offices on the upper deck between the mast and fore funnel.
The short wavelength meant the sets worked less well during the day than at night, and tests between Portsmouth and Portland showed strength 8 by night and 6 by day. Practical tests with Usk showed the following strengths over 50 miles of water:[2]
| Wave length |
Signal Strengths from/to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Ship | Scout | T.B.D. | |
| D | -/6 | -/6 | 6/6 |
| R | 8/- | 6/- | -/- |
| S | 7/- | 6/- | -/- |
| T | 7/- | 5/- | -/- |
| U | 6/- | 5/- | -/- |
In 1909, Kale and Colne were definitely reported to receive their equipment.[3]
Armament
Guns
Originally carried the same armament dating back to the "B" class:
- 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]
- Five Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark I* mountings recoiling 5 inches. The mounting could elevate 30 degrees, but the sight only 25 degrees (4000 yards). By 1920, two 6-pdrs had been removed.[4]
From 1906, the 6-pdrs had been replaced by three 12-pdr 8 cwt guns.[5] Sometime during the war, some of the ships landed two of these 8 cwt weapons to offset the weight of depth charges.[6]
By 1920, the 29 remaining ships had also been fitted with a Q.F. 12-pdr 8 cwt on a converted H.A. mounting.[4]
Torpedoes
Reload tray for River class.[7]
Two single 18-in tubes.
From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the Rivers and the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range. In the case of the Rivers, the torpedo was to be the Mark VI. S.R.[8]
Arrangements were made in 1909 to equip the ships with chocks (for 21-inch Mark I or Mark II torpedoes, curiously) or fixed loading trays (for 18-inch torpedoes) for deck storage of a spare torpedo per tube in time of war. This may have forecast hopes to switch to 21-inch torpedoes, as Waveney was testing an experimental 21-inch tube (weight: 2744 pounds), derrick and winch that same year before transferring the equipment to Rocket, the then-tender to Vernon.[9]
In 1916, the torpedo in use was the 18-in Mark VII.[10]
Other Weapons
During the war, along with "A" to D" classes, these ships were given depth charges. A pair of 12-pdr 8cwt guns were landed in some cases to maintain stability.[11]
Searchlights
The River class were the last British destroyers to use a single searchlight.[12]
Fire Control
By 1915, at least, these ships had fixed voice pipes installed between decks with the last lengths being flexible (one voice pipe for gunnery, one for torpedoes) fitted between bridge and guns, torpedo tubes, and searchlights.[13]
The Technical History and Index indicates that destroyers prior to the Acorn class relied on a visual system for transmitting fire control information.[4]
Instruments
Rangefinders
Directors
Torpedo Control
In 1907, the ships were to be equipped with Fore Bridge Firing Gear.[14] At least some had this upon completion or prior to 1911, though it may have been removed in some later.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, p. 99.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907, Wireless Appendix pp. 32-34.
- ↑ ARTS 1909 Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 14.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909, Plate 15.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907, p. 32.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909, p. 32.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 87.
- ↑ Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 14.
- ↑ Manual of Gunnery, Vol. III., 1915., p. 161.
- ↑ Manual of Gunnery, Vol. III., 1915., p. 150.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907, p. 31. Its design was detailed in ARTS 1906, p. 28.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916, p. 31.
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