HMS Angler (1897)

Angler's sister ship Ariel
History
United Kingdom
NameAngler
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderJohn I Thornycroft, Chiswick
Yard number313
Laid down21 December 1895
Launched2 February 1897
CommissionedJuly 1898
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve, 1919
FateSold for breaking, 20 May 1920
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and typeTwo funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 270 long tons (274 t) standard
  • 352 long tons (358 t) full load
Length210 ft (64 m) o/a
Beam19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Draught7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Installed power5,700 shp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,310 nmi (2,430 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement65 officers and men
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918

HMS Angler was a two-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the second ship to carry this name. She was launched in 1897, served at Chatham and Portsmouth and was sold for breaking in 1920.

Construction

She was laid down as yard number 313 on 21 December 1896, at the John I Thornycroft and Company shipyard at Chiswick on the River Thames. She was launched on 2 February 1897. During her builder's trials her maximum average speed was 30.4 knots. She proceeded to Portsmouth to have her armament fitted. She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in July 1898. During her acceptance trials and work ups her average sea speed was 25 knots.

Pre-War

After commissioning she was assigned to the Chatham Division of the Harwich Flotilla, where she was part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla. She was the flotilla leader under the command of Commander John de Robeck during exercises in 1899. Lieutenant Charles Tibbits was appointed in command in September 1899, serving as such for a year until September 1900. In October 1901 she collided in heavy wind near Felixstowe pier with the passenger steamer Suffolk, and the stem was damaged.[3] She was quickly repaired, and left Sheerness to rejoin the instructional flotilla in early December.[4] In early August 1902 she was again back in the Medway flotilla, taking the crew of HMS Porcupine under the command of Lieutenant George Geoffrey Codrington.[5] She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII,[6] before Codrington and the crew turned over to HMS Hardy which replaced her in the flotilla in December the same year.[7]

In 1903 she deployed to the Mediterranean Fleet.

On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by alpha characters starting with the letter 'A'. Since her design speed was 30-knots and she had two funnels she was assigned to the D class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as a D-class destroyer and had the letter 'D' painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel.[8]

World War I

August 1914 found her in commission in the Portsmouth Local Flotilla tendered to HMS Excellent, the Portsmouth-based gunnery school. She remained in this deployment for the duration of the First World War.[9]

Disposition

In 1919 she was paid off and laid-up in reserve awaiting disposal. She was sold on 20 May 1920 to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in Wales.[10]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number[10] From To
P25 6 Dec 1914 1 Sep 1915
D38 1 Sep 1915 1 Jan 1918
D04 1 Jan 1918 20 May 1920

References

  1. ^ Jane’s All the World's Fighting Ships (1898), pp.84-85.
  2. ^ Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I (1919), p.76.
  3. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36600. London. 31 October 1901. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36628. London. 3 December 1901. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36833. London. 30 July 1902. p. 10.
  6. ^ "The Coronation - Naval Review". The Times. No. 36845. London. 13 August 1902. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36940. London. 2 December 1902. p. 6.
  8. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906 to 1922. Conway Maritime Press. 2006 [1985]. p. Page 17 to 19. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  9. ^ "HMS Angler at the Naval Database website". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  10. ^ a b ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class". Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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