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The four-funneled examples of the destroyers originally termed the '''30 Knotters''', the [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the '''"B" Class''' entered service between 1897 and 1898.
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The four-funneled subset of the destroyers originally termed the '''30 Knotters''', twenty-four '''"B" Class destroyers''' entered service with the [[Royal Navy]] between 1897 and 1898.
  
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The remaining vessels were designated the "B" class on 30 August 1912.<ref>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921'', p. 18.</ref>
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Their average cost was £60,000.{{HardLying|Table 3}}
  
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By May 1920, twenty of the ships were still worth documenting as regards their armament.<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref>
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They were designated the '''"B" class''' on 30 August 1912.{{Conways1906|p. 18}}
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In July, 1918, twenty ships were still in service,{{SMNLJul18|pp. 10-28}} and in May 1920, twenty of the ships were still worth documenting as regards their armament.<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref>
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|-
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 24 vessels
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|-
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
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! align=center | Builder
 +
! align=center | Laid Down
 +
! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Completed
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! align=center | Fate
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Quail}}
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|[[Laird]]
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|28 May, 1895
 +
|24 Sep, 1895
 +
|Jun, 1897
 +
|Broken up 1919
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-2Sparrowhawk}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|30 May, 1895
 +
|8 Oct, 1895
 +
|Jun, 1897
 +
|Wrecked 1904
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Thrasher}}
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|[[Laird]]
 +
|30 May, 1895
 +
|5 Nov, 1895
 +
|Jun, 1897
 +
|Broken up 1919
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Virago}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|13 Jun, 1895
 +
|19 Nov, 1895
 +
|Jun, 1897
 +
|Broken up 1919
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Earnest}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|2 Mar, 1896
 +
|7 Nov, 1896
 +
|Nov, 1897
 +
|Broken up 1920
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Griffon}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|7 Mar, 1896
 +
|21 Nov, 1896
 +
|Nov, 1897
 +
|Broken up 1920
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Locust}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|20 Apr, 1896
 +
|5 Dec, 1896
 +
|Jul, 1898
 +
|Broken up 1919
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Panther}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|19 May, 1896
 +
|21 Jan, 1897
 +
|Jan, 1898
 +
|Broken up 1920
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Seal}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|17 Jun, 1896
 +
|6 Mar, 1897
 +
|May, 1898
 +
|Broken up 1921
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Wolf}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|12 Nov, 1896
 +
|2 Jun, 1897
 +
|Jul, 1898
 +
|Broken up 1921
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Express}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|1 Dec, 1896
 +
|11 Dec, 1897
 +
|Feb, 1902
 +
|Broken up 1921
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Orwell}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|9 Nov, 1897
 +
|29 Sep, 1898
 +
|Jan, 1900
 +
|Broken up 1922
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Lively}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|20 Jun, 1899
 +
|14 Jul, 1900
 +
|Apr, 1902
 +
|Broken up 1920
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Sprightly}}
 +
|[[Laird]]
 +
|20 Jun, 1899
 +
|25 Sep, 1900
 +
|Mar, 1902
 +
|Broken up 1921
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Success}}
 +
|[[William Doxford & Sons]]
 +
|18 Sep, 1899
 +
|21 Mar, 1901
 +
|May, 1902
 +
|Wrecked 1914
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Spiteful}}
 +
|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
|12 Jan, 1898
 +
|11 Jan, 1899
 +
|Feb, 1900
 +
|Broken up 1920
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Peterel}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
|29 Jul, 1898
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|30 Mar, 1899
 +
|Jul, 1900
 +
|Broken up 1919
 +
|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Myrmidon}}
 +
|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
|23 Oct, 1899
 +
|26 May, 1896
 +
|May, 1901
 +
|Mined 26 Mar, 1917
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Syren}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
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|24 Nov, 1899
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|20 Dec, 1900
 +
|Feb, 1902
 +
|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Kangaroo}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
|29 Dec, 1899
 +
|8 Sep, 1900
 +
|Jul, 1901
 +
|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Arab}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]]
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|5 Mar, 1900
 +
|9 Feb, 1901
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|Jan, 1903
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|Broken up 1919
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Cobra}}
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|[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]]
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|
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|28 Jun, 1899
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|1901
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|Foundered 1901
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Albacore}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
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|
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|19 Sep, 1906
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|
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| 1 Aug, 1919
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Bonetta}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]
 +
|
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|14 Jan, 1907
 +
|
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| 7 Jun, 1920
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|}
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==Machinery==
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The ships were used to compare oil firing and coal firing to see what new technology and methods could yield. {{UK-Surly}} was fitted with both Holden and Rusden & Eeles oil-fired boilers, but trials in 1898-99 produced a lot of smoke and firing only 82% as efficient as with coal.  The boilers were update in 1901, but results were not dramatically improved.  In 1902, Kermode and Orde systems were tried, and the Kermode system proved the better, now producing evaporation 14% better than was possible with coal.{{BrownGF|p. 21}}
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Between September, 1905 and January 1905, ''Surly'''s oil-firing was compared to {{UK-1Peterel}}'s coal-firing.  The vital win was that ''Surly'' required just three men rather than six men in her boiler room, but in four different tests, she seemed superior in speed and in fuel consumption by weight, though there was variation and sometimes ''Peterel'' had a minor edge.{{BrownGF|p. 21}}
  
 
==Guns==
 
==Guns==
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Like the 27 knotters within the "A" class, the ships mounted:
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Like the 27 knotters within the [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|"A" class]], the ships mounted:
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* 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).<ref name=th15/>
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* 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).<ref name=th15/>
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* Five QF 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.<ref name=cw93>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905'', p. 93.</ref> <ref name=th15/>
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* 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.<ref name=cw93>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905'', p. 93.</ref><ref name=th15/>
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In late-1913, the 12-pdr mountings were equipped with percussion firing gear.{{AWO1913|430 of 1 Aug, 1913}}
  
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By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a QF 6-pdr on Mark IV HA mounting.<ref name=th15/>
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By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.<ref name=th15/>
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==
 
Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line.
 
Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line.
  
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In 1905-06, it was decreed that ''Kangaroo'' and ''Myrmidon'' were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by a 20 cubic foot model to be able to pump to 2,500 psi.  In 1906-07, ''Peterel'' and ''Spiteful'' were to receive the same.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', p. 75.</ref>
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In 1905-06, it was decreed that {{UK-Kangaroo}} and {{UK-Myrmidon}} were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by a 20 cubic foot model to be able to pump to 2,500 psi.  In 1906-07, {{UK-1Peterel}} and {{UK-1Spiteful}} were to receive the same.{{ARTS1904|p. 75}}
  
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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.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907'', p. 32.</ref>
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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..{{ARTS1907|p. 32}}
  
 
==Other Weapons==
 
==Other Weapons==
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{refbegin}}
 
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_class_destroyer_(1913)}}
 
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_class_destroyer_(1913)}}
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{{refend}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
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*{{BibConways1860-1905}}
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*{{Conways1860}}
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*{{BibLyonFirstDestroyers}}
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*{{LyonFirstDestroyers}}
 
*{{March}}
 
*{{March}}
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*{{BibUKTHVol4Part34}}
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*{{UKTHVol4Part34}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
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{{Footer "B" Class Destroyer (1895)}}
  
 
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type=destroyer
  
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{ship
 
name=Quail
 
name=Quail
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pend=D.85 (1914)<br>D.89 (Sep 1915)<br>D.70 (Jan 1918)<br>H.32 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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fatedate=1904{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
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}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Thrasher
 
name=Thrasher
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pend=D.79 (1914)<br>D.94 (Sep 1915)<br>D.90 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Virago
 
name=Virago
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pend=unknown{{DittColl|p. 57}}
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−
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fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Earnest
 
name=Earnest
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pend=
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pend=D.05 (1914)<br>D.79 (Sep 1915)<br>D.29 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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−
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−
launch=1896
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launch=7 11 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
−
comm=
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comm=Nov 97{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Griffon
 
name=Griffon
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pend=
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pend=D.39 (1914)<br>D.81 (Sep 1915)<br>D.45 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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−
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−
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−
comm=
+
comm=Nov 97{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Locust
 
name=Locust
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pend=
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pend=D.29 (1914)<br>D.84 (Sep 1915)<br>D.54 (Jan 1918)<br>H.02 (Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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builder=
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builder="
−
order=
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order="
−
laid=
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laid=20 4 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
−
launch=1896
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launch=5 12 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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comm=
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comm=Jul 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Panther
 
name=Panther
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pend=
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pend=D.69 (1914)<br>D.87 (Sep 1915)<br>D.67 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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builder=
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builder="
−
order=
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order="
−
laid=
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laid=19 5 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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launch=1897
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launch=21 1 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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comm=
+
comm=Jan 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Seal
 
name=Seal
−
pend=
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pend=D.77 (1914)<br>D.90 (Sep 1915)<br>D.75 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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builder=
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builder="
−
order=
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order="
−
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laid=17 6 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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launch=1897
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launch=6 3 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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comm=
+
comm=May 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Wolf
 
name=Wolf
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pend=
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pend=D.98 (1914)<br>D.95 (Sep 1915)<br>D.97 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
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builder=
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builder="
−
order=
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order="
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launch=1897
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launch=2 6 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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comm=
+
comm=Jul 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 +
}
 +
 
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{ship
 +
name=Express
 +
pend=D.84 (1914)<br>D.80 (Sep 1915)<br>D.34 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
 +
builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 +
order=1896-97{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 +
laid=1 12 96{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 +
launch=11 12 97{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 +
comm=Feb 1902{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 98}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Orwell
 
name=Orwell
−
pend=
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pend=D.49 (1914)<br>D.86 (Sep 1915)<br>D.63 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
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builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
order=
+
order=1897-98{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
laid=
+
laid=9 11 97{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
launch=1898
+
launch=29 9 1898{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
comm=
+
comm=Jan 1900{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1922{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Lively
 
name=Lively
−
pend=
+
pend=D.91 (1914)<br>D.83 (Sep 1915)<br>D.53 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
+
builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
order=
+
order=Purchased 1901{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
laid=
+
laid=20 6 99{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
launch=1900
+
launch=14 7 1900{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
comm=
+
comm=Apr 1902{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Sprightly
 
name=Sprightly
−
pend=
+
pend=D.62 (1914)<br>D.92 (Sep 1915)<br>D.77 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
+
builder=[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
order=
+
order=Purchased 1901{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
laid=
+
laid=20 6 99{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
launch=1900
+
launch=25 9 1900{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
comm=
+
comm=Mar 1902{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Success
 
name=Success
−
pend=
+
pend=D.24 (1914){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
+
builder=[[William Doxford & Sons]]{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
order=
+
order=1899{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
laid=
+
laid=18 9 99{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
launch=1901
+
launch=21 3 1901{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
comm=
+
comm=May 1902{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 +
fate=Wrecked
 +
fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Spiteful
 
name=Spiteful
−
pend=
+
pend=P.73 (1914)<br>D.91 (Sep 1915)<br>D.76 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
+
builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
order=
+
order=1897-98 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
laid=
+
laid=12 1 98{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
launch=1899
+
launch=11 1 1899{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
comm=
+
comm=Feb 1900{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Peterel
 
name=Peterel
−
pend=
+
pend=P.74 (1914)<br>D.88 (Sep 1915)<br>D.68 (Jan 1918)<br>H.54 (Sep 1918){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
+
builder="
−
order=
+
order="
−
laid=
+
laid=29 7 98{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
launch=1899
+
launch=30 3 1899{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
−
comm=
+
comm=Jul 1900{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 +
fate=Broken up
 +
fatedate=1919{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Myrmidon
 
name=Myrmidon
−
pend=
+
pend=P.83 (1914)<br>D.85 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 57}}
−
builder=
+
builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
order=
+
order=1899 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
laid=
+
laid=23 10 99{{Conways1860|p. 97}}
−
launch=1896
+
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[[Category:Featured Ship Classes]]

Latest revision as of 09:56, 9 August 2018

The four-funneled subset of the destroyers originally termed the 30 Knotters, twenty-four "B" Class destroyers entered service with the Royal Navy between 1897 and 1898.

Their average cost was £60,000.[1]

They were designated the "B" class on 30 August 1912.[2]

In July, 1918, twenty ships were still in service,[3] and in May 1920, twenty of the ships were still worth documenting as regards their armament.[4]

Machinery

The ships were used to compare oil firing and coal firing to see what new technology and methods could yield. Surly was fitted with both Holden and Rusden & Eeles oil-fired boilers, but trials in 1898-99 produced a lot of smoke and firing only 82% as efficient as with coal. The boilers were update in 1901, but results were not dramatically improved. In 1902, Kermode and Orde systems were tried, and the Kermode system proved the better, now producing evaporation 14% better than was possible with coal.[5]

Between September, 1905 and January 1905, Surly's oil-firing was compared to Peterel's coal-firing. The vital win was that Surly required just three men rather than six men in her boiler room, but in four different tests, she seemed superior in speed and in fuel consumption by weight, though there was variation and sometimes Peterel had a minor edge.[6]

Guns

Like the 27 knotters within the "A" class, the ships mounted:

  • 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.[7][4]

In late-1913, the 12-pdr mountings were equipped with percussion firing gear.[8]

By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.[4]

Torpedoes

Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line.

In 1905-06, it was decreed that Kangaroo and Myrmidon were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by a 20 cubic foot model to be able to pump to 2,500 psi.  In 1906-07, Peterel and Spiteful were to receive the same.[9]

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..[10]

Other Weapons

Searchlights

Fire Control

Visual fire control system.[4]

Torpedo Control

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. Table 3.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 10-28.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.
  5. ↑ Brown. The Grand Fleet. p. 21.
  6. ↑ Brown. The Grand Fleet. p. 21.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, p. 93.
  8. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 430 of 1 Aug, 1913.
  9. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. 75.
  10. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907. p. 32.

Bibliography


"B" Class Destroyer
Quail Sparrowhawk Thrasher Virago Earnest
Griffon Locust Panther Seal Wolf
Express Orwell Lively Sprightly Success
Spiteful Peterel Myrmidon Syren Kangaroo
  Arab Cobra Albacore Bonetta  
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